CONDUCT OF THE RT HON MEMBER FOR YEOVIL
- Session: 1992-93
- Date tabled: 14.07.1993
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That this House notes that the Right honourable Member for Yeovil has, during a visit to Christchurch, attacked the decision to impose VAT on domestic fuel despite fighting the 1992 General Election with a Liberal Party manifesto describing an energy tax as a key proposal and supporting a Liberal Party policy document, entitled Costing The Earth, which states that Liberal Democrats advocate as a first priority the imposition of a tax on energy and that the United Kingdom is unusual amongst EC members in not applying even standard rates of VAT to domestic fuels, and refers to ending the anomalous zero rate of VAT on fuel; and calls on the Right honourable Member to state a consistent policy in all areas of the country he visits.
Amendment 2320A1 - CONDUCT OF THE RT HON MEMBER FOR YEOVIL;Amdt. line 2:
- Session: 1992-93
- Date tabled: 15.07.1993
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leave out from 'fuel' to end and add 'without comprehensive protection for the vulnerable, despite the Prime Minister's pledge on 27th march 1992 that 'we have no plans and no need to extend the scope of VAT', notes that the Liberal Democrats considered the possibility of levying VAT on domestic fuel in the consultation paper 'Costing the Earth' before the last General Election but rejected the idea, as is clear from the 1992 General Election manifesto: recognises that VAT on domestic fuel is not an efficient 'green tax' because it does not distinguish between fossil and non-fossil fuels: notes that the Liberal Democrats instead supported, and still support, an energy tax which the election manifesto makes clear would have been used to reduce VAT: recognises that Conservative Party manifesto and campaign promises not to increase the level or scopeof VAT have been dishonourably betrayed in a way that penalises the most vulnerable in society: calls on the Government to accept their own Social Security Advisory Committee's case that the poorest in society have to spend a higher proportion of their income on fuel and have higher than average fuel bills: and calls on the Secretary of state for Social Security to make a statement responding to his Advisory Committee's proposals for compensation for the most needy in society.'.