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Timing Of Changes To Value Added Tax

EDM number 1885 in 2008-09, proposed by Nick Harvey on 14/07/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Taxation.

That this House notes with concern the proposed timing of the reversion of value added tax to the 17.5 per cent. rate on 31 December 2009 which will disrupt crucial Christmas trading, strain staff during that period and impose a cost in excess of £90 million when working capital is under strain; further notes this imposes a de facto alcohol duty increase; further notes trade credit support will be withdrawn the same day; and therefore supports The Grocer's campaign for a four-week reprieve on the value added tax increase to protect business during a critical trading period.

This motion has been signed by a total of 27 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Nick Harvey14/07/2009North DevonLiberal DemocratProposed
Lynne Jones14/07/2009Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSeconded
Bob Spink15/07/2009Castle PointIndependentSeconded
Mark Durkan15/07/2009FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Andrew Dismore15/07/2009HendonLabourSeconded
Adrian Sanders15/07/2009TorbayLiberal DemocratSeconded
Alan Simpson15/07/2009Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle15/07/2009ChorleyLabourSigned
Colin Breed15/07/2009South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeremy Corbyn15/07/2009Islington NorthLabourSigned
Mike Hancock15/07/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Bottomley15/07/2009Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Michael Weir15/07/2009AngusScottish National PartySigned
Iris Robinson16/07/2009StrangfordDUPSigned
Dai Davies16/07/2009Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
Brian Jenkins16/07/2009TamworthLabourSigned
Martin Caton20/07/2009GowerLabourSigned
Nigel Dodds20/07/2009Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Andrew Stunell20/07/2009Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Keith Vaz20/07/2009Leicester EastLabourSigned
Philip Davies20/07/2009ShipleyConservativeSigned
Simon Hughes21/07/2009North Southwark and BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell21/07/2009Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Janet Dean21/07/2009BurtonLabourSigned
Paul Rowen21/07/2009RochdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Alasdair McDonnell13/10/2009Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Frank Cook13/10/2009Stockton NorthLabourSigned

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