Written Question·Treasury·UIN 53020

Tax Avoidance

Tabled: 19 May 2025
Answered: 28 May 2025

Question

Sammy Wilson

Democratic Unionist PartyEast Antrim

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of making the (a) marketing and (b) operation of disguised remuneration schemes a criminal offence.

Answer

James Murray
The promotion or operation of mass marketed tax avoidance schemes is not, in or of itself, a criminal offence, unless the promoter is acting in breach of an HM Revenue and Customs Stop Notice.The Government is committed to tackling tax avoidance and is co...

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