Taxation: Avoidance

Lord Dubs Excerpts

Thursday 28th June 2012 Lords Chamber

[Lord Sassoon]

As a general proposition, I very much share the view of my noble friend.

[Lord Dubs]

My Lords, I will put a suggestion to the Minister and I ask him not to reject it out of hand but to think about it. My suggestion is as follows. Would it not be helpful if all tax returns were in the public domain?

[Lord Sassoon]

My Lords, I am always prepared to consider every suggestion that comes up in your Lordships’ House. However, I think that one is getting a little radical and I cannot promise him much early progress on it.