Autumn Statement Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Autumn Statement

Clive Efford Excerpts
Wednesday 22nd November 2023

(5 months, 1 week ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jeremy Hunt Portrait Jeremy Hunt
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I commit to my right hon. Friend that I will not just continue to engage with the sector, but continue to enjoy the odd glass of Penderyn, which is my favourite whisky.

Clive Efford Portrait Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab)
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Can the Chancellor confirm that, after today’s tax cuts, we will still have the highest tax burden for 70 years—up £4,000 per household on pre-pandemic levels—when we go into the next general election?

Jeremy Hunt Portrait Jeremy Hunt
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What I can confirm is that after today’s measures we will have the lowest income tax burden for someone on average pay in the G7—lower than Japan, America, France, Germany, Italy and Canada.