§ Mr. David PorterTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a list of all the measures on personal and business taxation since 1979 which were approved by Parliament and opposed by Her Majesty's Opposition(a) on Second or Third Reading, (b) in Committee and (c) on Report; and if he will make a statement. [13122]
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 6 February 1966]: The Opposition have voted against every Finance Bill on Second Reading since May 1979, apart from the pre-election 1992 Finance Bill.
They have voted against Bills including measures:
to reduce the basic rate of income tax from 33 per cent. to 24 per cent. and the top rate of income tax from 83 per cent. (98 per cent. on savings income) to 40 per cent.; andto reduce to rate of tax on companies to its present level, which is the lowest of any major industrial country.A full list of all the measures requested in the question could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.