As a general rule, governments are wise to avoid taxation that is voluntary, as they need a steady stream of income. — Jacob Rees-Mogg Copy Share Image
Before the government decides to raise the minimum wage, it must consider the effects of the tax and benefits merry-go-round that affects… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Government Copy Share Image
The state ought not to intervene to prevent individuals from doing things that not only are no risk to others but are… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Copy Share Image
I'm not a great beer drinker, but I do like Butcombe, probably because it's made of good Somerset water. — Jacob Rees-Mogg Beer Copy Share Image
If we say to the E.U. our backstop position is that we will be the vassal state, why should the E.U. make… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Effort Copy Share Image
I like to have one car that I can be certain will go. The thing about classic cars is you can't always… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Copy Share Image
Employers' national income is a particular disincentive to employ because it is an expense without benefit. — Jacob Rees-Mogg Copy Share Image
The biographies of the great rarely report much about the nanny, but for many, she will have played a crucial role in… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Copy Share Image
Eschatological fears are an ancient human concern. The Romans expected the world to end in 634 B.C. owing to a prophecy involving… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Age Copy Share Image
Perhaps one day the world will end, giving the last group to predict it the satisfaction of being right - but as… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Day Copy Share Image
Lobbying has become a term of reproach, as if it were improper to push for a particular belief. This has happened because… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Belief Copy Share Image
In England and, later, the United Kingdom, Habeas Corpus is a right of great antiquity: Anyone who is arrested must be brought… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Copy Share Image
A poor worker is taxed heavily to receive his own money back with a modest supplement. Surely it would be more efficient… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Copy Share Image
In the U.S., free speech and the press are protected by the First Amendment. It has a clarity unmatched by modern legislators… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Communication Copy Share Image
The appetite of the British people for a long-term involvement in another Middle Eastern conflict could not be weaker. There is no… — Jacob Rees-Mogg British Copy Share Image
A power of recall that depended solely on the electorate and was not subject to unnecessary hurdles of Parliamentary procedures would show… — Jacob Rees-Mogg British Copy Share Image
It is in all our interests that the government, when buying goods or services, pays the lowest price. — Jacob Rees-Mogg Buying Copy Share Image
Fundamental protections, the assumption of innocence, trial by jury, and the right to appear before a court have all been sacrificed on… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Court Copy Share Image
We must be out of the protectionist common external tariff, which mainly protects inefficient E.U. industries at the cost to British consumers. — Jacob Rees-Mogg British Copy Share Image
To have charitable support given by people voluntarily to support their fellow citizens, I think, is rather uplifting and shows what a… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Compassion Copy Share Image
It is obviously sensible the crossing of a border ought not to protect a criminal from the consequences of his crime. — Jacob Rees-Mogg Border Copy Share Image
I think it's true - economically, you want to bake a bigger cake rather than slicing up an existing cake differently. — Jacob Rees-Mogg Copy Share Image
Press freedom has great virtues. It is not about irresponsible scandal-mongering, although that may be part of the picture. It is a… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Freedom Copy Share Image
We are the Conservative and Unionist party. No Conservative would do anything to harm the union, and that crucially includes Northern Ireland. — Jacob Rees-Mogg Conservative Copy Share Image
Marriage is a sacrament, and the decision of what is a sacrament lies with the Church, not with Parliament. — Jacob Rees-Mogg Church Copy Share Image
It is of considerable importance that politicians stick to their commitments or do not make such commitments in the first place. — Jacob Rees-Mogg Copy Share Image
I think, with a negotiation, you have to go in knowing what you want, knowing what your bottom line is, and knowing… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Copy Share Image
Zero-hours contracts offer an entry point for people who are either new to the workforce or have commitments that make it hard… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Copy Share Image
It's widely accepted that it is reasonable for a government to use tax policy to change behaviour. — Jacob Rees-Mogg Change Copy Share Image
I would always vote for Tory candidates in the United Kingdom, and I would probably be Republican if I was an American. — Jacob Rees-Mogg Copy Share Image
I would rather my constituents were warm and prosperous than cold and impoverished as we are overtaken by emerging markets who understandably… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Cold Copy Share Image
A constitutional monarchy requires the monarch to be above politics but to be fully informed about politics. — Jacob Rees-Mogg Constitutional monarchy Copy Share Image
I went into investments out of interest and thought I knew a little. The longer I've been involved, the less I realise… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Interest Copy Share Image
The BBC always wants to blame things on Brexit. I'm not saying this is a conspiracy: I'm saying it is a fact… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Copy Share Image
Freedom rests on a rational distrust of government; government will always use its power to benefit the incumbent administration. — Jacob Rees-Mogg Copy Share Image
Free Trade puts consumers at the centre of economic activity. It lowers the cost of imports, which gives people the opportunity to… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Business Copy Share Image
It is easy to defend the right of people to do things that fit in with the cultural norms of the majority.… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Copy Share Image
A decision by the government to arm the rebels in Syria ought to be taken as carefully as one to commit British… — Jacob Rees-Mogg British Copy Share Image
Sometimes 'sin' taxes are useful not because of their perceived health benefits but because they are effectively a form of voluntary taxation… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Health Copy Share Image
Many foreign property owners work in the City of London and are encouraged to bring their expertise and earning power to this… — Jacob Rees-Mogg City Copy Share Image
