Written Answers — HM Treasury: Income Tax: Tax Allowances (5 Jun 2015)
David Gauke: The government has committed to raise the income tax personal allowance to £12,500 by end of this parliament. Alongside this commitment, the government will also legislate to ensure that...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Welfare Tax Credits: Telephone Services (5 Jun...
David Gauke: In addition to our core Tax Credit advisers, this year HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has recruited more than 2,000 staff to its customer service teams and plans to have the majority of...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Income Tax: Tax Allowances (5 Jun 2015)
David Gauke: The cost of raising the income tax personal allowance may be approximated using the “Direct effects of illustrative tax changes” table as published at the following address:...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Non-domestic Rates (1 Jun 2015)
David Gauke: Autumn Statement 2014 reduced the burden of business rates for 575,000 small businesses by doubling the Small Business Rate Relief until April 2016. Budget 2015 launched a wide-ranging and...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services (1 Jun...
David Gauke: Details of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) telephony performance, including average waiting time, is published quarterly on the GOV.UK website:...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Taxation (2 Jun 2015)
David Gauke: At Budget 2015, the government announced that it would modernise the tax system by introducing digital tax accounts for everyone by the end of this Parliament. Self-Assessment for small...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Royal Family: Taxation (8 Jun 2015)
David Gauke: The 2013 Memorandum of Understanding on Royal Taxation gives full details and is available on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/memorandum-of-und erstanding-on-royal-taxation
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services (8 Jun...
David Gauke: I refer my Honourable friend to the answers I gave 1 June 2015, UINs 4 and 13.
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Prince of Wales: Income Tax (8 Jun 2015)
David Gauke: The Duchy of Cornwall is covered by Crown exemption. Since 1993, the Prince of Wales has voluntarily paid tax on income from the Duchy. The 2013 Memorandum of Understanding on Royal...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Working Tax Credit: Overpayments (8 Jun 2015)
David Gauke: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) takes great care to ensure that all debt pursuit is carried out appropriately and has worked closely with debt collection agencies on this for the last six...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: UK Membership of EU (8 Jun 2015)
David Gauke: The Government has a clear mandate to improve Britain’s relationship with the rest of the EU, and to reform the EU so that it creates jobs and increases living standards for all its...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Revenue and Customs: Wales (8 Jun 2015)
David Gauke: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are continuing to discuss with their staff the locations of the future Regional Centres. They have however, told them how in-principle decisions will be made....
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services (8 Jun...
David Gauke: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) constantly monitors call handling performance and assesses its quality. In 2014/15, our advisers achieved a score of 97.1% for correctness of transaction,...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Revenue and Customs: Staff (8 Jun 2015)
David Gauke: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are forecasting to deliver over £15 billion additional revenue by the end of 2013/2014 – growth from £8 billion in 2011-12 and they have made significant...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Taxation (8 Jun 2015)
David Gauke: The Government is relentless in its crackdown on tax avoidance and evasion, taking a range of action to prevent such behaviour at the outset, and to detect and counter it effectively where...
View ArticleOral Answers to Questions — Defence: Scotland Bill (8 Jun 2015)
David Gauke: It is a great pleasure to conclude today’s debate-a very good debate with a large number of contributions. We heard a large number of maiden speeches, all consistently of a very good...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Landlords: Taxation (9 Jun 2015)
David Gauke: According to the latest figures published by the Department for Communities and Local Government, the private rental sector accounts for 19% of housing in the UK. These properties make an...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Landlords: Taxation (9 Jun 2015)
David Gauke: The Government has made no such assessment.
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Welfare Tax Credits (9 Jun 2015)
David Gauke: The information requested is not available.
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Welfare Tax Credits (9 Jun 2015)
David Gauke: The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
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