Written Answers — HM Treasury: Taxation: Tanzania (24 May 2016)
David Gauke: The UK is not currently involved in active treaty discussions with Tanzania. Discussions with Malawi over a new tax treaty began some years ago, and substantive agreement has been reached...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Iron and Steel: Non-domestic Rates (24 May 2016)
David Gauke: The government concluded the Business Rates Review at Budget 2016. The government consulted with stakeholders, including the steel industry. From April 2020, business rates for all...
View ArticleWritten Ministerial Statements — HM Treasury: ECOFIN: 25 May 2016 (25 May 2016)
David Gauke: A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council will be held in Brussels on 25 May 2016. EU Finance Ministers are due to discuss the following items: Anti-Tax Avoidance Package The...
View ArticleWritten Ministerial Statements — HM Treasury: ECOFIN: 25 May 2016 (25 May 2016)
Lord O'Neill of Gatley: My honorable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (David Gauke) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement. A meeting of the Economic and Financial...
View ArticleWritten Ministerial Statements — HM Treasury: Double Taxation Conventions...
David Gauke: A double taxation convention with Uruguay was signed on 24 February 2016 and with the United Arab Emirates on 12 April 2016. The text of each convention has been deposited in the Libraries...
View ArticleWritten Ministerial Statements — HM Treasury: Double Taxation Conventions...
Lord O'Neill of Gatley: My honorable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (David Gauke) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement. A double taxation convention with Uruguay...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Occupational Pensions: EU Law (26 May 2016)
David Gauke: The Government’s priority for the draft Directive is ensuring sound and proportionate regulation of occupational pension schemes, which respects differences in the national arrangements...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Revenue and Customs: Bradford (26 May 2016)
David Gauke: HM Revenue and Customs has based its decisions on the locations of the future regional centres on a number of key principles including retention of its current staff and skills, access to...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Mossack Fonseca (26 May 2016)
David Gauke: We welcome the statement from the source of the Panama Papers that they are willing to speak to law enforcement bodies. Tax evasion and money laundering are global issues, which is why the...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Supply Teachers: Tax Allowances (26 May 2016)
David Gauke: The changes to tax relief for travel and subsistence only affect those who work through an employment intermediary. The planned changes will put supply teachers employed through an...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Individual Savings Accounts (26 May 2016)
David Gauke: The Lifetime ISA is a voluntary product. For further information on the costing of this policy, please see page 9 of the Budget 2015 Policy Costings document:...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Children: Maintenance (26 May 2016)
David Gauke: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) works closely with the Child Maintenance Service as well as other Government Departments to ensure that all allegations of tax evasion from members of the...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Tax Evasion (26 May 2016)
David Gauke: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) undertakes a broad range of civil compliance activity to tackle offshore tax evasion. No definitive year by year assessment of the total number of HMRC...
View ArticleDebate on the Address: The Economy and Work (26 May 2016)
Division number 2 See full list of votes (From The Public Whip)Aye Diane Abbott Debbie Abrahams Heidi Alexander Rushanara Ali Graham Allen David Anderson Jon Ashworth Ian Austin Adrian Bailey Margaret...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Individual Savings Accounts: Young People (27...
David Gauke: The new Lifetime ISA is an additional flexible savings product which will complement pensions to give savers greater freedom and choice to save for the long-term in a way that works for...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Tax Collection: EU Law (27 May 2016)
David Gauke: This information is not published by the UK Government or by the EU Commission.
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Economic Situation (8 Jun 2016)
David Gauke: HM Treasury has not produced estimates of the impact of the economic performance of the euro area or other EU Member States on the UK economy. The Treasury continuously monitors global...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Economic Situation (8 Jun 2016)
David Gauke: The main estimates in the HM Treasury analysis are based on the EU as it is today, without further reform. The total cost of leaving is likely to be higher. If the economic benefits of...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Unemployment: EU Countries (8 Jun 2016)
David Gauke: HM Treasury does not publish estimates of the effect of higher unemployment levels in the euro area or other EU Member States on the UK economy or public finances. The Treasury...
View ArticleWritten Answers — HM Treasury: Economic Situation: EU Countries (8 Jun 2016)
David Gauke: HM Treasury does not publish estimates of the effect of economic events in other EU Member States on the UK economy. The Treasury continuously monitors global economic developments as part...
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