Written Question·Treasury·UIN 45655
Ministers: Official Gifts
Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025
Question
Kevin Hollinrake
Conservative — Thirsk and Malton
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC policy requires Government Ministers to pay an income tax charge for political gifts given to them of (a) clothes, (b) glasses and (c) accommodation from party political donors.
Answer
James MurrayMinisters are employees for the purposes of Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions. The normal rules for employment-related benefits apply to employment-related gifts, as set out in HMRC’s guidance at www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/employment-i...
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