for national treasure from treasury global. this budget has no legitimacy.crats were to speak out we will. even that they will not fight for fairness, we will. if they will not protect against broken toward policies, we will. mr. speaker, we will support measures that are fair and will help the economy. we will support the increase in capital gains tax. as the chancellor said, it will help people stop avoiding income tax. we welcome the return of the 50 pence tax rate. we will support this move. although i note the banks have a tax cut to compensate them. we support the increase in public allowance, but the public hit by a rise in vat will fill for change. in the place of a global economic crisis, this is been a difficult time for businesses and families, not just here but all around the world. what this country needed was a budget to support economic growth, protect jobs, and cut the deficit fairly. what we thought was a reckless budget that pulls the rug out from under the economy, particularly the tories who do not care and are not as big. the liberal dem