At Autumn Budget 2024 and Spring Statement 2025, the government committed to bring forward a package of measures in Spring 2025 aimed at simplifying the tax and customs system to help deliver the Plan for Change. Today, the government delivers that commitment with a package of 26 measures.

In addition, the...

At Autumn Budget 2024 and Spring Statement 2025, the government committed to bring forward a package of measures in Spring 2025 aimed at simplifying the tax and customs system to help deliver the Plan for Change. Today, the government delivers that commitment with a package of 26 measures.

In addition, the...

My honourable friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (James Murray) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

At Autumn Budget 2024 and Spring Statement 2025, the government committed to bring forward a package of measures in Spring 2025 aimed at simplifying the tax and customs system to help deliver...

My honourable friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (James Murray) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

At Autumn Budget 2024 and Spring Statement 2025, the government committed to bring forward a package of measures in Spring 2025 aimed at simplifying the tax and customs system to help deliver...

My Lords, I rise to oppose Clause 1 standing part of the Bill, which ought to give the opportunity to explore in a little more detail the issues that we discussed previously. The Minister will appreciate that it was a fairly limited Second Reading, and I imagine he is anticipating...

My Lords, I rise to oppose Clause 1 standing part of the Bill, which ought to give the opportunity to explore in a little more detail the issues that we discussed previously. The Minister will appreciate that it was a fairly limited Second Reading, and I imagine he is anticipating...

My Lords, I am extremely grateful to the noble Lord for his comments on Clause 1. He concentrated on the self-employed and the provisions for people to have a budget payment option available to them so that they can spread the cost. I assure him that budget payment plans will...

My Lords, I am extremely grateful to the noble Lord for his comments on Clause 1. He concentrated on the self-employed and the provisions for people to have a budget payment option available to them so that they can spread the cost. I assure him that budget payment plans will...

My Lords, the noble Lord raises the key question about whether these provisions will actually have any impact. The statute book is littered with provisions that have not been fully implemented or properly policed. One has to think only of the minimum wage, which, when it was established, simply had...

My Lords, the noble Lord raises the key question about whether these provisions will actually have any impact. The statute book is littered with provisions that have not been fully implemented or properly policed. One has to think only of the minimum wage, which, when it was established, simply had...

My Lords, let me say that this is an important provision in the Bill, which the Opposition support. We are glad to see that this important piece of legislation gives effect to certain promises that have been given on the overall issue of targeting tax avoidance.

In his previous answer, the...

My Lords, let me say that this is an important provision in the Bill, which the Opposition support. We are glad to see that this important piece of legislation gives effect to certain promises that have been given on the overall issue of targeting tax avoidance.

In his previous answer, the...

My Lords, the noble Lord asked me a number of specific questions about this clause. The first question, on staffing, asked whether HMRC had the appropriate level of staffing and whether staff had been transferred across from other parts of HMRC or recruited specifically. HMRC carried out a review of...

My Lords, the noble Lord asked me a number of specific questions about this clause. The first question, on staffing, asked whether HMRC had the appropriate level of staffing and whether staff had been transferred across from other parts of HMRC or recruited specifically. HMRC carried out a review of...

My Lords, I am sure that the Committee is grateful to the Minister for indicating his response to the Delegated Powers Committee—that obviates the necessity of the Opposition chasing the Government on Report. We are very much in favour of the suggestion about the affirmative procedure, so we will be...

My Lords, I am sure that the Committee is grateful to the Minister for indicating his response to the Delegated Powers Committee—that obviates the necessity of the Opposition chasing the Government on Report. We are very much in favour of the suggestion about the affirmative procedure, so we will be...

My Lords, I am sure the Minister is pleased that we are making encouraging progress.

In moving that Clause 3 should not stand part of the Bill, I will reflect the fact that we are, of course, as committed as the Government to tackling tax avoidance and that we strongly believe...

My Lords, I am sure the Minister is pleased that we are making encouraging progress.

In moving that Clause 3 should not stand part of the Bill, I will reflect the fact that we are, of course, as committed as the Government to tackling tax avoidance and that we strongly believe...

Lords committee stage. Clauses 1 to 8 agreed to. Schedules 1 and 2 agreed to. Bill reported without amendment.

Lords committee stage. Clauses 1 to 8 agreed to. Schedules 1 and 2 agreed to. Bill reported without amendment.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the plans to change the procedures for the processing of tax returns such that HM Revenue and Customs will no longer issue receipts for self assessment tax returns handed into tax offices; whether this change was...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the plans to change the procedures for the processing of tax returns such that HM Revenue and Customs will no longer issue receipts for self assessment tax returns handed into tax offices; whether this change was...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) filing and (b) other costs of the self assessment tax system in each year since 1998; and if he will make a statement. - Inc ref to Inland Revenue Annual Report, in Library.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) filing and (b) other costs of the self assessment tax system in each year since 1998; and if he will make a statement. - Inc ref to Inland Revenue Annual Report, in Library.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost of setting up and administering the provision of (a) tax return filing and (b) vehicle excise duty licence application via the internet. - Inc figure.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost of setting up and administering the provision of (a) tax return filing and (b) vehicle excise duty licence application via the internet. - Inc figure.

By how much the self-assessment system has decreased or increased the cost of the Inland Revenue. [HL 4144].

By how much the self-assessment system has decreased or increased the cost of the Inland Revenue. [HL 4144].