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Press briefing – afternoon 14 February 2013

Thursday 14 February 2013 The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on financial transaction tax, horsemeat, opposition 10p tax proposal and immigration.

Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Major speech

Questioned on John Major’s speech on an EU referendum and the need to start negotiations the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the FCO is leading a balance of competencies review.

Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Financial Transaction Tax

Asked for a response on a potential European Financial Transaction Tax the PMS said that our position was unchanged. We are not opposed to a Financial Transaction Tax in principle but we are clear it would need to be done at a global level.

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Horsemeat

Asked if the government would see FSA test results before they were made public the PMS confirmed this was likely.

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Opposition 10p tax proposal

The PMS directed questions about the PM’s words in PMQs providing inspiration for the Opposition Leader’s speech on a 10p tax rate to the Opposition. He reiterated that tax is a matter for the Chancellor.

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Immigration from Romania and Bulgaria

The PMS confirmed that government does not hold a forecast for the number of Romanian and Bulgarian immigrants expected to enter the country but that it has commissioned NIESR to look at the impact of the two countries entering full freedom of movement status which will be published in due course. He explained that it […]

Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

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