The information requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Information on the number of people receiving income tax repayments is not available. The following table provides the numbers of income tax repayments made to individuals. In some cases, one person will have received more than one repayment.
Total number of repayments (million) 2003-04 6.55 2004-05 6.59 2005-06 6.28 2006-07 5.93 2007-08 5.58
Amounts of interest charged on unpaid direct taxes are not available on a financial year basis, HM Revenue and Customs collect figures to an annual October date.
The table provides the amount of interest charged for 2003-04 to 2006-07, figures for 2007-08 have not yet been finalised. These figures do not necessarily equate to interest received by HMRC and do not include interest charged on corporation tax liabilities raised prior to the start of CT self assessment (CTSA).
Period £ million To October 2004 547.3 To October 2005 635.4 To October 2006 730.2 To October 2007 957.8
The following table provides figures for the interest charged on unpaid VAT; these run from 1 April to 31 March each year. Data are not readily available for indirect taxes other than VAT, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
£ million 2004-05 57.7 2005-06 80.2 2006-07 82.5 2007-08 99.6
No such estimate has been made.