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Mark Durkan

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Points of Order
Tuesday 20th July 2010

(13 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Gauke Portrait Mr Gauke
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I am grateful to my hon. Friend. I know some of the tax accountants of Watford, and I suspect that they too will welcome this measure.

Mark Durkan Portrait Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP)
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For how long will we have to watch this space to see an end to the quicksand of complexity that is IR35? Will the experts appointed to assist the OTS include people who understand the difficulties caused for families and firms who work and live on a cross-border basis in Northern Ireland? Those people are caught in an utter matrix of tax complications.

David Gauke Portrait Mr Gauke
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The hon. Gentleman makes a valuable point, and I hope that the OTS will bear it in mind. I am grateful to him for his comments.

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