Priti presses Treasury Minister to support business and reform tax systems
Priti meets with Nigel Huddleston the Financial Secretary to the Treasury to discuss tax reforms, the impact of IR35 on self employment and to make the case for the reintroduction of tax-free shopping.
The Budget has set the pathway to lower tax and higher growth future
Priti speaks in the debate on the Budget and is supportive of the measures to reduce the tax burden on working families. However, Priti urges the Treasury to go further down the pathway to lower taxes and higher growth.
Time to be bold to boost Britain’s growth and back workers
With his spring Budget next week, the Chancellor has the opportunity to focus on delivering higher economic growth for Britain. He can remove long-standing barriers that have held our country back, set our fiscal policy on a path to lower taxes and contain public spending to spur on investment and …
Lower taxes on businesses and households to boost economic growth!
Priti Patel, the Member of Parliament for Witham, spoke in the second reading of the Finance Bill where she highlighted the need for lower taxes on businesses and households to boost economic growth. During the debate, she also urged the Government to do more to take more people out of …
Britain and America are about to surrender our tax sovereignty
The international plan for a global minimum tax on multinational firms – under the OECD’s so-called Pillar 2 – is destructive for both the US and the UK. We have been among the most outspoken members of our respective legislatures on this flawed policy, but the OECD and many countries continue to …
It is time to cut the tax burden that is holding Britain back
The triple threat of inflation, a high tax burden , and sluggish growth is harming household budgets and impacting businesses. Britain has faced down similar challenges in the past – and we must learn from history to chart a new economic course for our country. Those old enough to remember the 1970s will recall a …
Priti secures agreement from Chancellor on global corporation tax concerns
Witham MP Priti Patel has secured agreement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, to address concerns she had raised about the Government’s plans to press ahead with implementing a global minimum corporation tax from the end of this year. Priti has been supported by more than 25 other MPs …
Priti visits family run Hatfield Peverel based timber haulage firm
Priti Patel, the Member of Parliament for Witham has called in to see C J Ashby Timber Haulage Ltd of Smallands Hall Farm in Hatfield Peverel. The company’s directors Colin and Mary Ashby invited Priti to visit on Friday 9th June 2023 for a catch-up meeting to discuss the issues …
Priti secures fuel duty freeze in Budget
The Witham MP, Priti Patel, has secured a freeze in fuel duty, announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his Budget statement today (15th March 2023). Speaking in the House of Commons, the Chancellor praised Priti for her campaign on this issue as he made the announcement. The Budget …
Priti welcomes Budget Support for Businesses, Families and Freeport for Essex
The Witham MP, Priti Patel, has welcomed the Budget statement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, that gives families and businesses ongoing help through the coronavirus pandemic and establishes a new economy boosting freeport in Essex. To help families, the Budget included an extension of the Coronavirus Job …