That is precisely the point. There is an opportunity to generate revenue that could be deployed to address the causes of the problem. It is a win-win. We have criminals. We need to crack down on those criminals. We need to ensure that the agencies are given the resources to do that. It is the criminals who should be paying for that process. That seems logical to me.
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Stephen Kinnock
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 25 January 2023.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill.
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