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Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 7 September 2026

Debate

Rural Businesses: Taxation

Contribution

My Lords, every day I become more convinced that it is business not government that creates growth. Farming and family businesses in rural areas are under tremendous pressure from a series of high taxes, including IHT. Will the Minister, or her colleague, the Chancellor, meet US economist Arthur Laffer during his visit this week to discuss how the perverse effect of such high taxation might be minimised and government revenues even increased by cutting taxes?

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