Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Damien Moore and Mel Stride

Tuesday 22nd May 2018 Commons Chamber

[Damien Moore (Southport) (Con)]

T7. Will my right hon. Friend tell the House how much additional tax revenue has been secured since 2010 by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs through tackling avoidance, evasion and non-compliance, and will he confirm that this policy will continue to exist in the Government?

[Mel Stride]

I am very pleased to inform my hon. Friend that we have raised and protected £175 billion since 2010 by clamping down on evasion, avoidance and non-compliance. That comes as a direct result of investing in HMRC to the tune of £2 billion, and has resulted in the lowest tax gap in the world.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Damien Moore and Mel Stride

Tuesday 24th October 2017 Commons Chamber

[Damien Moore (Southport) (Con)]

T4. What estimate has been made of the effect on unemployment of the reduction in the corporation tax rate?

[The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mel Stride)]

As I said earlier, we have cut corporation tax dramatically and as a consequence we raise 50% more in corporation tax today than we did in 2010.