Written Question·Treasury·UIN 117689

Taxation: Interest Payments

Tabled: 4 March 2026
Answered: 12 March 2026

Question

Dame Caroline Dinenage

ConservativeGosport

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that HMRC provides clear information about interest on delayed and forward payments.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
HMRC provides guidance on the interest applied to tax that is paid late, and on the repayment interest paid when taxpayers are owed money. The rates and explanatory information are published on GOV.UK and reviewed regularly to ensure they remain accurate,...

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