Would my right hon. Friend care to put on the record how many times a Labour Government increased VAT? Would he like to remind the House that a Labour Government reduced VAT on two occasions: first, when we came to power, when we reduced it on utility bills; and secondly, when we did so as part of our fiscal easing during the current recession?
Finance Bill
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Anne McGuire
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 13 July 2010.
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