division_name: Finance (No. 2) Bill
motion: <p class="indent" pid="d378.2/4" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;We have come to the conclusion that non-domiciled status is right&#8221;.&#8211;&#8211;[Official Report, Finance (No. 2) Public Bill Committee, <phrase class="date" code="">16 May 2023</phrase>; c. 44.]</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="d380.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;either very stupid or very malevolent&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="d380.1/7" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;This remains a parliament of record tax rises.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="d387.0/2" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Finance (No. 2) Bill because it fails to make a much-needed reduction in VAT for the hospitality and tourism sectors; fails to reintroduce tax-free shopping for international visitors; does not establish a more progressive tax system by introducing a starter rate, in line with the Scottish Government&#8217;s approach; fails to introduce measures through the tax system that would help alleviate the cost of living crisis and reduce inequality; and fails to introduce tax relief measures to enable vital high-growth sectors, like the renewable sector, to grow the economy; and because it derives from a Budget which proposed to extend the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy, threatening the security of jobs in north east Scotland and the UK&#8217;s ability to achieve net zero.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="d387.0/8" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;heavily burdened by their domestic bills and credit commitments.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="d398.0/6" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;could weaken investor confidence, at a time when the UK is seeking record levels of investment to deliver the transition to net zero.&#8221;</p>