The wellbeing of the UK’s public finances affects all of us, in Wycombe and across the rest of the UK. That is why the Government has focused on improving our economic circumstances, and why three of the five promises made by the Prime Minister when he entered office were related […]
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When the Prime Minister came into office, he pledged to halve inflation and grow the economy. Having taken the difficult decisions to bring our public finances under control, we can clearly see that the plan is working. There is still more to be done, but inflation is falling, and our […]
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On 22 March, I took the opportunity to speak in the debate on the Budget Resolutions. The Hansard record is below (emphasis mine): Mr Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con): I rise to support the Budget and, in particular, to welcome the Government’s supply-side reforms. This has been a dramatic Budget, and I would […]
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Read MoreVia email, Giving his reaction to the Budget 2014, John Longworth Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said: “Business wanted a Budget that was disciplined, focused, and geared towards the creation of wealth and jobs – and that’s what the Chancellor has delivered. “With a huge confidence […]
Read MoreThe Conservative Party’s summary of the Autumn Statement is as follows. Backing business all the way: Local businesses will benefit from a cap on business rate rises and an extension of rate relief. The increase in business rates next year will be capped at 2 per cent – businesses were […]
Read MoreCity A.M. asked me to comment in advance of the Autumn statement. I wrote: GEORGE Osborne will present his Autumn Statement to a country in the grip of a cruel economic delusion, perpetrated against the poor and the aspirational. Welfare states everywhere are spending chronically beyond their means while papering […]
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