Autumn Statement 2012: interview Danny Alexander

Autumn Statement 2012: interview Danny Alexander; ENGLAND: London: Westminster:INTDanny Alexander (Chief Secretary to the Treasury) interview SOT- country has financial problems / further difficult decisions / taking more money from wealthiest / fair and balanced package / released some resources to help businesses, support jobsQ: cuts in child benefits, working tax credits- scale of mess we are in as country, challenges in world economy, have to make difficult choices / this is fair / everyone has to contribute Q: tough call- we've got balanced packed / these are touc=gh choices, asking biggest contribution from those who earn most / in difficult situationQ: money from Swiss bank accounts- this is money coming through information sharing / it doesn't allow us to get records of every individual / it does stop money going from Britain to Switzerland to evade tax and get it back instead - want to get money coming in, stop people avoiding tax, prosecute those evading tax / will be quadrupling prosecutions / extra 2bn a yearQ: you didn't do much on super rich- disappointed we haven't agreed a mansion tax / clawing back money from better off with higher rate threshold / we've increased capital gains tax, closed loophole / done more than any other govt to make sure people pay their fair share