HC Deb 19 June 1986 vol 99 c624W
4. Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent research has been conducted by the Treasury into the respective effects on unemployment of increases in public expenditure and tax cuts.

Mr. Brooke

Lower taxes create the conditions for a sustained increase in employment by improving the rewards to effort and enterprise. Lasting jobs cannot be bought by higher public spending.

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