Written Question·Treasury·UIN 22999

Tax Allowances

Tabled: 9 January 2025
Answered: 17 January 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

Conservative — Basildon and Billericay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her Department’s definition of a tax break is.

Answer

James Murray
‘Tax breaks’ are commonly understood to be policies that mean taxpayers either pay less tax through exemptions or deductions, or get tax back through credits or repaid in another way.