To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment he has made of the potential effects on consumer confidence of the change in the basic rate of VAT.
Sustainable public finances will support confidence in the medium-term.
Decisive action taken by the Government in the spending review and June Budget, including the increase in VAT, will put the public finances and spending on a sustainable footing.
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