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Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury – in the House of Commons am 2:30 pm ar 16 Mawrth 2010.

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Photo of Philip Hammond Philip Hammond Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury 2:30, 16 Mawrth 2010

The Financial Secretary told Mr. Sheerman that he would have to wait for further announcements in the Budget, but why does he have to wait until then when the Chief Secretary is merrily going around ahead of the Budget telling the world there will be no tax increases? Is the purdah rule now selectively applied, or is the Chief Secretary just gaffe-prone?