Taxation: Capital Gains Tax Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Taxation: Capital Gains Tax

Lord Berkeley Excerpts
Tuesday 7th July 2015

(9 years, 5 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Bridges of Headley Portrait Lord Bridges of Headley
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I look forward to that great contribution, my Lords.

Lord Berkeley Portrait Lord Berkeley (Lab)
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My Lords, given my noble friend’s question on tax avoidance and the Minister’s answer, how can he link this with the fact that the Inland Revenue has just lost 20% of its staff?

Lord Bridges of Headley Portrait Lord Bridges of Headley
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My Lords, I know that my right honourable friend the Chancellor will continue to ensure that HMRC has the assets and resources at its disposal to do what is required.