Ways and Means

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 4:27 pm on 13 December 1994.

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Photo of Mr Bill O'Brien Mr Bill O'Brien , Normanton 4:27, 13 December 1994

What items other than excise duties could the Chancellor have examined in his second look at the Budget? Is he aware of the jobs that will be lost in brewing and distilling and the effect that that will have on regional economies? Will there be less smuggling because of the increase in duty?