Taxation and Unemployment

HC Deb 19 June 1986 vol 99 c628W

30. Mr. Straw

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has made a recent study of the connection between the level of taxation and the level of unemployment.

48. Mr. Maxton

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he has made a recent study of the effect on unemployment of tax cuts.

Mr. MacGregor

Lower taxes create the conditions for a sustained increase in employment by improving the rewards to effort and enterprise.