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(asked on 18th July 2014) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) cost to the public purse of fraudulent claims for seafarers' earnings deduction in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12, (iv) 2012-13 and (v) 2013-14.


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David Gauke
This question was answered on 18th August 2014

No estimate has been made.

To minimise any potential for fraud, a valid claim to seafarers’ earnings deduction requires the individual to supply verifiable information and claims are handled by specialist HMRC staff in a single office.

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