I think that I should wait to see the position in due course. I have no doubt that as a result of the decisions of the Government parties my constituents, particularly those on lower incomes, will be worse off.
Additional burdens will be imposed on the most vulnerable in our communities. That was not something we heard from the Conservatives before the general election—they did not say that they were going to increase VAT, although I always expected them to do it. When the Liberal Democrats sit there supporting the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Government who are increasing VAT, it fills me with disdain because, of course, they campaigned against that increase in VAT. Their councillors in Wrexham go along to events such as those with Chariotts, which is an organisation that they support locally, yet the Liberal Democrats will impose a financial burden on that charity as a result of their support for this change.
Finance Bill
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Ian Lucas
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 13 July 2010.
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