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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Mar 2015
Amendment of the Law

"At least the Secretary of State is being consistent on this issue. Will he confirm that in 2012 the Government froze the national minimum wage for those under 21?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Mar 2015
Fiscal Responsibility and Fairness

"A Budget, in other terms, is an estimate. Will the Chief Secretary to the Treasury please tell us about estimates that the Lib Dems will have more or fewer MPs after the general election than the 16 who are currently in the Chamber?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 10 Nov 2014
EU Budget (Surcharge)

"The UK’s deficit at the moment is the worst in the European Union. Will the Chancellor be selling that as a result as well?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Oct 2014
Taxation of Pensions Bill

"Will the Minister elaborate on the tax implications for the Treasury of these legislative and policy changes?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Oct 2014
Taxation of Pensions Bill

"What are the Treasury’s estimates of the tax take to the Revenue arising from this Bill?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Oct 2014
Taxation of Pensions Bill

"The Minister will be aware that the Pension Schemes Bill is in Committee. I am a member of that Committee, and in our fourth sitting, on Thursday 23 October 2014, a gentleman called Mr John Greenwood, a Financial Times journalist who has written quite a lot on this subject, said …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Oct 2014
Taxation of Pensions Bill

"The Minister is being very generous with his time. He is also, potentially, being very generous with the Treasury’s coffers. Mr Greenwood said that the allowance

“will impact on only 2% of the population, so it is a penalty with no teeth for 98% of the population.” ––[Official Report, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Oct 2014
Taxation of Pensions Bill

"As has been mentioned, I am a member of the Pension Schemes Bill Committee, as are a number of colleagues who are present today. We are here to find out about the technical elements that will affect that Bill, because some taxation issues have been brought to our attention during …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Oct 2014
Taxation of Pensions Bill

"I thank my hon. Friend, who, as a fellow member of the Committee, attended those evidence sessions. The Pensions Minister confirmed that people can already use this tax scheme—there is no legislation to stop them doing so. The only difference is that the industry is gearing up for next April, …..."
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Written Question
Public Sector: VAT
Tuesday 8th July 2014

Asked by: Tom Blenkinsop (Labour - Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs is taking to ensure that public sector bodies do not underpay VAT.

Answered by David Gauke

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) deploys its resources according to risk and has a continuous programme of work assuring tax compliance across a range of taxes, including VAT, in the public (and private) sector. Since 2008 there has been a dedicated operational unit responsible for compliance activity in the public sector, and they aim to treat the public sector in the same way as HMRC treats similar customers in the private sector.