Oral Question·Treasury
“What steps he is taking to tackle tax avoidance and evasion.”
Tabled: 31 October 2018Answered: 6 November 2018
Asked by
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative — North West Essex
Answering Minister
the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Torsten Bell)
Rising living standards are the ultimate goal of economic policy, and living standards are now rising following the unprecedented fall during the last Parliament. The latest data shows that the average person’s real disposable income is £800 higher than in the final year of the previous Parliament.