Asked by: Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of increases in the Economic Crime Levy on not-for-profit housing associations.
Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
The Government published its summary of the impacts of the increases to the Economic Crime (Anti-Money Laundering) Levy in the policy paper titled "Economic Crime Levy – changes to bands and charges”. [1]
The Levy was designed with simplicity and proportionality at its core, to limit the administrative burden on regulated entities. Accordingly, it applies to any entity that carries out activity regulated by the Money Laundering Regulations and no entity pays more than 0.1% of its revenue in charges.
A full review of the Levy will be undertaken in 2027.
[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/economic-crime-levy-changes-to-bands-and-charges/economic-crime-levy-changes-to-bands-and-charges