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Points of Order
Tuesday 11th December 2012

(11 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Gauke Portrait Mr Gauke
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It is important to focus on the number of HMRC staff working on tax evasion and tax avoidance. Let me give two statistics: between 2005 and 2010 that number fell by 9,000, but between 2010 and 2015 it will increase by 2,500.

Nigel Adams Portrait Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty) (Con)
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Does the Minister have any explanation as to why Labour never introduced a general anti-abuse rule when in government?

David Gauke Portrait Mr Gauke
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That is a very good question, but I am afraid I cannot give an answer to it. What I can say is that we have today published draft legislation for a general anti-abuse rule and it will come into force next year.

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