| Heading: |
Tax Evasion: Businesses |
| Question ID: |
1788956 |
| UIN: |
41682 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-26 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5296 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Freddie van Mierlo
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Freddie van Mierlo
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to (a) reduce the levels of tax evasion by of cash-only high street businesses and (b) support small businesses to adopt card payment systems. |
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true |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-31 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4797 |
| Answering Member display name: |
James Murray
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| Answering Member handle: |
jamesmurray_ldn
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@jamesmurray_ldn
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| Answer text: |
HMRC is committed to ensuring the tax system operates fairly and efficiently, creating a level playing field for compliant businesses. Most businesses pay what they owe, but a minority fail to register or only declare a portion of their earnings for tax. ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
14 |
| Answering body name: |
Treasury |
| Tweeted: |
true |