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Tax Investigations

Volume 447: debated on Monday 19 June 2006

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many tax investigations were carried out in Northern Ireland in each year since 1998. (78779)

Since 1998 the number of tax investigations concerning income tax and corporation tax carried out in Northern Ireland each year are respectively:

Number

1998-99

5,860

1999-2000

10,917

2000-01

11,162

2001-02

10,009

2002-03

7,673

2003-04

8,308

2004-05

6,804

2005-06

6,272

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much tax was recovered in Northern Ireland by HM Revenue and Customs as a result of tax investigations in each year since 1998. (78780)

The amounts brought to charge in relation to income tax and corporation tax as a result of tax investigations carried out in Northern Ireland each year is respectively:

£ million

2000-01

22.09

2001-02

24.71

2002-03

29.76

2003-04

39.04

2004-05

43.40

2005-06

49.43

Data in respect of earlier years are not available.