Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Luciana Berger Excerpts
Tuesday 22nd March 2011

(13 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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George Osborne Portrait Mr Osborne
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I think my hon. Friend is getting a little ahead of himself. The commitment is to a real-terms increase in the personal tax allowance in each and every year. People will have to wait for the Budget tomorrow. The increase of £1,000 in the personal tax allowance has taken 900,000 people of out of tax.

Luciana Berger Portrait Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree) (Lab/Co-op)
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T4. Writing in The Independent at the end of 2009, the then shadow Chancellor said:“If I become Chancellor, the Treasury will become a green ally, not a foe.”Will that pledge be reflected in tomorrow’s Budget?

George Osborne Portrait Mr Osborne
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Yes, it will.