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101 records in UK in 2015
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they are using, in their preparations for an apprenticeship levy, of the approximate annual amount that the levy would raise from (1) private sector employers, and (2) public sector employers, in Scotland.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of how much would be raised annually by a levy of 0.5 per cent on PAYE costs, in a similar manner to the Construction Industry Training Board levy, from (1) private sector employers, and (2) pub
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2015 to Question 7643, what estimate he has made of the number of single earner married couples where the earner is a basic rate taxpayer in each parliamentary constitu
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 October 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the potential impact of the tax on banks introduced in the summer budget on competition and barriers to new entrants to the sector.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the introduction of a tax on food with a high sugar content; and what assessment his Department has made of the effect of food taxes on improving dietary choices.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 September 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many meetings he has had with HM Treasury to discuss the potential effects in Scotland of a carbon price support exemption scheme in the last year.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 September 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they intend to take in response to the recently introduced taxes on sugary drinks by the governments of Mexico, France, Finland and Hungary.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 September 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of forestalling in relation to the land and building transaction tax; and what additional sums the Scottish Government has requested in transfer t
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 September 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Ministers in the Scottish Government on (a) Scottish Government borrowing by means of (i) the National Loans Fund, (ii) private financial institutions and (iii) the issuing of Scottis
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 September 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, by what process his Department set the age limit for passing on a pension tax free.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 September 2015
A Bill to require the Secretary of State to make provision for extending the autonomy of the government of London, in particular in relation to duties and powers for the Greater London Authority (GLA) in respect of income tax, property tax and valuation, other fiscal matters, economic management including a London minimum wage and its enforcement, housing policy and planning, the regulation of rents chargeable within the private residential housing sector and skills and employment training; the devolution of responsibilities for health and the NHS in London to the GLA and appropriate London authorities; the Secretary of State to consult the Mayor about decisions on justice and education expenditure, administration and policy as they relate to London and mandatory membership for the Mayor or his representative of the boards of certain public bodies with responsibilities affecting London; to require proposals for extending the autonomy of the government of London to be approved by the residents of Greater London in a referendum before they may come into force; to make provision for such a referendum; and for connected purposes.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 September 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to help small lenders to compete effectively with the larger banks, in the light of the new bank corporation tax surcharge.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 September 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she is taking to ensure that the effect of existing green and social levies is more progressively distributed across the income scale.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 July 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the taxation of high sugar and high salt food and drinks.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 July 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will consider the proposal by the British Medical Association to implement a 20 per cent tax on drinks high in sugar.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) number of single earner married couples and (b) proportion of all married couples who are single earner married couples in each country of the UK in each
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 July 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with Ministers and officials at HM Treasury on Government policy on a tobacco levy.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 July 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.171 of the Summer Budget 2015, whether the £800 million investment in tackling tax non-compliance and evasion has been diverted from other business areas.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 July 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will instruct HM Revenue and Customs to publish its analysis of the design and potential effects of the proposed tobacco levy.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 July 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether (a) NHS England and (b) Public Health England made any representations to HM Treasury as part of the recent consultation on the policy of a tobacco levy.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 July 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to publish the responses to the consultation on the tobacco levy.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 July 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.213 of the Summer Budget 2015, if he will publish the analysis by HM Revenue and Customs that showed that a tobacco levy of £150 million would raise £25 million.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 July 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.213 of the Summer Budget 2015, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on the decision not to introduce a levy on tobacco manufacturers; and what steps he took
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 July 2015
A Bill to make provision about reports on progress towards full employment and the apprenticeships target; to make provision about reports on the effect of certain support for troubled families; to make provision about life chances; to make provision about the benefit cap; to make provision about social security and tax credits; to make provision for loans for mortgage interest and other liabilities; and to make provision about social housing rents.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 July 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with her Ministerial colleagues in HM Treasury on tax reform, helping developing countries to collect tax from multinational companies and the OECD Base Erosion and
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 July 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest estimate of the amount of tax lost to the Exchequer through tax avoidance and evasion measures.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 July 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to be able to provide information about how much previously-undeclared income has been declared as a result of the Let Property Campaign.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 July 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the taxation of rural land and how that taxation effects decisions to let land on farm business tenancies.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 July 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contribution his Department is making to Government proposals on the taxation of e-cigarettes being made to the European Commission's Fiscalis Programme.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 July 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proposals his officials plan to make on the taxation of e-cigarettes to the European Commission's Fiscalis Programme.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 July 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to make country-by-country tax reporting rules publicly available.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 June 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the claimant would be if income under (a) disability living allowance and (b) personal independence payments was subject to taxation.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 June 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will discuss with his international counterparts the prospects for organising an international fair tax summit.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 June 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many multinational enterprises that paid tax to the Government provided country-by-country tax reports to HM Revenue and Customs in 2010-15.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 June 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that multinational enterprises provide country-by-country tax reports in line with proposals made in the OECD's Country-by-Country Report
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 June 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that multinational enterprises publish full transparent breakdowns of their tax receipts.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 June 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department made any payments to the Institute of Fiscal Studies in each of the last five years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 June 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department made any payments to the Institute of Fiscal Studies in each of the last five years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 June 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his announcement in the Budget 2015 on allowing farmers to average their income for tax purposes over five years, whether that proposal will apply to (a) all farm types and (b) vineyards.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 June 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to apply the UK carbon price floor to electricity imported through interconnectors which is generated by overseas fossil fuel plants; and if he will make a statement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 June 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of revenue to be raised from the carbon price floor in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17, (c) 2017-18, (d) 2018-19 and (e) 2019-20.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 June 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the total additional revenues raised by carbon price floor rates were retained by HM Treasury; and what proportion accrues to low carbon generators for (a) renewables and (b) nuclear operators.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 June 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he last met the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to discuss the carbon price floor.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 June 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions she has had with HM Treasury concerning the effect of the carbon price floor on UK energy security; and if she will make a statement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 June 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when she last met with representatives of the (a) coal industry and (b) coal fired electricity generating sector to discuss the effects of the carbon price floor on those sectors.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 June 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when she last met with the Secretary of State for Wales to discuss the impact of the carbon price floor on Welsh energy security.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 June 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when she last met with the Secretary of State for Scotland to discuss the effect of the carbon price floor on Scottish energy security.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 June 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of potential savings for her Department's spending in capacity payments if the carbon floor price was removed.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 June 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the trends in the (a) EU energy trading system price for carbon and (b) all-in UK carbon price, including the carbon price floor, were in the last six months.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 June 2015
Today the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) published its fifth Fiscal sustainability report (FSR). This document meets their requirement to annually prepare an analysis of the sustainability of the public finances, and provides an import...