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HANSARDFinance Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. As we know, households currently face a number of challenges, and the measures in the Bill and the Budget will serve only to…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Fourth sitting)As we heard from the Minister, clause 78 amends the Finance Act 2017 to uprate the soft drinks industry levy, to reflect the change in the CPI from April 2018 to April 2024. The…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Fourth sitting)The clause is about enabling HMRC to prepare for the introduction of a new excise duty on vaping products before it is formally provided for in law. Amendment 67 would require…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)I will be very brief on this one. It is a perfectly sensible measure, and we will not be opposing it. Question put and agreed to . Clause 70 accordingly ordered to stand part of…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Fourth sitting)In the light of my failing voice I will not move the next new clause, so this will be the last time I will speak in the Committee. I thank you, Ms Vaz, and Mr Mundell, the Clerks…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)As the Minister says, clauses 67, 68 and 69 provide for changes to certain rates of VED, and clause 71 increases the rates for the HGV road user levy. We will not oppose the…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Fourth sitting)Sorry—it has been a long afternoon. We need to provide certainty, and the new clause was intended to be constructive. It would frame the next fiscal event so as to address all the…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)As we heard from the Minister, clause 66 provides for increasing certain rates of VED for light passenger and light goods vehicles in line with the RPI. There will also be changes…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)The hon. Member has probably seen the same evidence produced by the industry as I have; I do not think that we should dismiss it out of hand. Representatives from the industry do,…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)As we have heard from the Minister, clause 65 increases excise duty on all tobacco products and the minimum excise tax on cigarettes by the duty escalator RPI plus 2%. In…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)The hon. Gentleman makes an important point that I am sure the Minister will want to cover when he responds. The average bill for pubs will go from £4,000 to £9,642 a year. Any…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 67, in clause 82, page 95, line 14, at end insert— “(2) In doing so His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs must have regard to the desirability of requiring a…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)I apologise for the confusion on our side, Ms Vaz. The Committee will be pleased to know that I have lots to say on this clause, so we can all settle in for a while. Clause 63…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)As we heard from the Minister, clause 72 sets the rates of air passenger duty for the year 2025-26—those rates were announced in the 2024 spring Budget, precisely to give the…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Fourth sitting)Will the Minister address directly the point about backdating and say whether it represents a change in approach to taxation policy by this Government? They have introduced a 27%…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Fourth sitting)Would that we had the happy chance to be sitting in the Treasury making the policy decisions. It is the Chancellor who will bring forward another fiscal event, and who may have to…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. To support growth, innovation and investment, we require a competitive tax environment for business. New clause 10 would…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Fourth sitting)As we heard from the Minister, the clause will enable commissioners for HMRC to prepare for the introduction of the CBAM, which will be charged on specific emissions-intensive…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Fourth sitting)What about fuel duty?30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Fourth sitting)That was a disappointing response from the Minister, if not predictable.30 Jan 2025