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Taxation: Domicil

Volume 463: debated on Tuesday 24 July 2007

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the cost to date has been of the review into non-domicile taxation, broken down into (a) staff costs, (b) administration costs, (c) office costs, (d) stationery costs, (e) entertainment costs and (f) other costs; and if he will make a statement; (150884)

(2) how many staff have worked on the review of non-domicile taxation carried out by his Department since 2002; and if he will make a statement.

A number of HMRC and HMT staff have contributed directly or indirectly to the review since 2002, it is not possible to provide an exact number. The review is currently being managed by two HMT officials, supported by a number of other officials in HMT and HMRC who contribute to the review alongside other duties.

Information on costs of individual stands of policy work is not held centrally.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many investigations were undertaken into the income and assets held overseas by non-domiciled UK taxpayers in each of the last five years for which information is available; and if he will make a statement. (150898)