To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assumptions he made in estimating the revenue raised from modernisation of residence and domicile taxation in table B4, page 164 of the pre-Budget report, about (a) the number of non-domiciles who would pay the new £30,000 charge, (b) the gain from non-domiciles who choose to bring their tax affairs on-shore and (c) other factors, for (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11. (162314)

The assumptions underpinning the proposed tax charge on remittance basis users, and the resulting figures, are set out in the consultation document ‘Paying a Fairer Share: a consultation on residence and Domicile’ which was published on 6 December.