Written Question·Treasury·UIN 102475

Taxation: Repayments

Tabled: 2 January 2026

Answered: 12 January 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many taxpayers were owed repayments by HMRC in each year since 2020.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson

The tax system is designed to give repayments to taxpayers in a number of circumstances, for example where a customer claims an allowance or an expense, or where a company is due a VAT repayment. The tax revenue repayable by HMRC each year is published as...

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