VAT Rate
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Lord Swire almost always voted for increasing the rate of VAT
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On 18 Ebr 2013:
Lord Swire was absent for a vote on Finance Bill — New Clause 2 — Rate of VAT
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On 3 Gor 2012:
Lord Swire was absent for a vote on Finance Bill — New Clause 12 — Rate of VAT
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On 28 Meh 2011:
Lord Swire wedi pleidleisio not to decrease the main rate of VAT by 2.5% to 17.5% for one year as of the 30th of August 2011.
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On 20 Gor 2010:
Lord Swire wedi pleidleisio to support the 2010 Finance Bill which included an increase in VAT from 17.5% to 20% among other measures.
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On 13 Gor 2010:
Lord Swire wedi pleidleisio to increase Value Added Tax from 17.5% to 20% as of the 4th of January 2011.
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On 13 Gor 2010:
Lord Swire wedi pleidleisio to increase in Value Added Tax from 17.5% to 20% from the 4th of January 2011.
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On 6 Gor 2010:
Lord Swire wedi pleidleisio to support the 2010 Finance Bill which included an increase in VAT from 17.5% to 20% among other measures.
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On 28 Meh 2010:
Lord Swire wedi pleidleisio to raise VAT to 20% from the 4th of January 2011.
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On 17 Rha 2008:
Lord Swire Fe wnaeth pleidleisio yes ar Reduction of VAT from 17.5% to 15%
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On 25 Meh 2019:
Lord Swire wedi pleidleisio to exclude wind and water turbines from a special reduced rate of VAT applying to the supply and installation of energy-saving materials in residential accommodation.
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On 26 Hyd 2015:
Lord Swire wedi pleidleisio for the measures in the Finance Bill including an increase in the income tax personal allowance, and to cap the rates of VAT and income tax at their existing rates until the next general election.
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On 21 Gor 2015:
Lord Swire wedi pleidleisio for the measures in the Finance Bill including an increase in the income tax personal allowance, and to cap the rates of VAT and income tax at their existing rates until the next general election.
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On 21 Gor 2015:
Lord Swire wedi pleidleisio for the measures in the Finance Bill including an increase in the income tax personal allowance, and to cap the rates of VAT and income tax at their existing rates until the next general election.
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On 14 Gor 2015:
Lord Swire wedi pleidleisio in favour of the Summer 2015 budget which, among other measures, increased the minimum wage, replaced student maintenance grants with loans and cut tax credits.
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On 5 Med 2012:
Lord Swire was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Housing
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On 5 Med 2012:
Lord Swire was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — House Building — Bankers' Bonus Tax — VAT on Work on Homes
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On 17 Mai 2012:
Lord Swire wedi pleidleisio against measures to stimulate economic growth and job creation; against a tax on bank bonuses to fund guaranteed jobs for young people out of work for over a year; against reducing VAT; against a tax break for small firms taking on extra workers and against making infrastructure investment sooner.
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On 17 Mai 2012:
Lord Swire wedi pleidleisio against creating jobs; a tax on bank bonuses to fund guaranteed jobs for young people out of work for a year; a VAT cut; a tax break for small firms taking on more workers and making infrastructure investment sooner.
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On 16 Mai 2012:
Lord Swire was absent for a vote on Queens' Speech — Cost of Living — Public Transport Fares — VAT on Fuel
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On 11 Ion 2012:
Lord Swire was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Energy Prices
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On 14 Rha 2011:
Lord Swire wedi pleidleisio against creating 100,000 jobs and building 25,000 homes using funds raised via a bank bonus tax, against reducing VAT on home improvements and against tax breaks for small firms taking on new workers.
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On 23 Tach 2011:
Lord Swire wedi pleidleisio against starting long-term investment projects sooner, against reducing VAT on home improvements and repairs, and against giving a tax break to small companies employing new workers.
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On 9 Tach 2011:
Lord Swire was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Bankers Bonuses — Jobs Guarantee — Reducing VAT — Tax Incentive for Small Firms to Take on Extra Workers
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On 12 Hyd 2011:
Lord Swire wedi pleidleisio against creating more jobs for young people, funded by bank bonuses, making planned investment sooner, reducing VAT and a tax break for small firms taking on extra workers.
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On 22 Meh 2011:
Lord Swire was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — The Economy
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On 13 Gor 2010:
Lord Swire wedi pleidleisio against exempting charities' charitable activities from the January 2011 increase in VAT from 17.5% to 20%.
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On 13 Gor 2010:
Lord Swire wedi pleidleisio against delaying the increase in VAT from 17.5% to 20% by a year from 4 January 2011 to the 4 January 2012 if a report on the effects of the VAT rise had not been completed.
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