Summary
THE government escaped a major Budget crisis last night when a rebellion over the scrapping of the 10p income tax rate was defeated.
With ministers warning the government would be unable to collect taxes for a month, MPs voted down an attempt to delay the Budget until all the 10p tax losers were fully compensated.See the full content of this document
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Budget Crisis Averted As 10p Tax Rate Rebellion Is Defeated
They voted by 311 votes to 268 against a motion put forward by Frank Field, a rebel Labour MP and former social security minister. This gave the go...
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