At a time when many taxpayers are seeing little or no increase in their earnings, Anne Main backs a Bill which will limit benefit rises to 1 per cent for the next three years which will restore fairness to those who work hard to pay their taxes and support our welfare system.

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con): It might be worth reminding Opposition Members about the 10p tax fiasco that they imposed on some of the poorest members of my community. They have not been forgiven for it.

David T. C. Davies: I should also like Opposition Members to recognise the economic truism of the Laffer curve, which has proved that the more we try to tax the rich, the less we get off them. That is why so many people are queuing up to come over here from France at the moment, and good luck to them. We will have their money and spend it on less well-off people here.

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Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con): It is always worth saying that there is no Government money, only taxpayers’ money. It behoves us to ensure that taxpayers’ money is used as well as it possibly can be.

Jessica Lee: I agree with my hon. Friend and thank her for her intervention.

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