Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 4:42 pm on 23 March 1998.

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Photo of Margaret Beckett Margaret Beckett The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills 4:42, 23 March 1998

My right hon. Friend was being asked about personal taxation. Of course—[Interruption.] What we said about tax before the general election was clear, and the British people completely understood it. We made it absolutely clear that we would not change the rates of income tax. We also made it clear that we would have a windfall tax on the privatised utilities. We made it plain that we would cut VAT on fuel.