Written Question·Treasury·UIN 53020
Tax Avoidance
Tabled: 19 May 2025
Answered: 28 May 2025
Question
Sammy Wilson
Democratic Unionist Party — East 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 MurrayThe 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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