United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 9076
Digital Technology: Taxation
Introduced
28 January 2020
Last action
5 February 2020 · Answer
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Answered
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Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
5 February 2020
Summary
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to use revenue from the new digital services tax to fund independent research into the effect of social media on children and young people’s mental health.
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28 January 2020
Written question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to use revenue from the new digital services tax to fund independent research into the effect of social media on children and young people’s mental health.
Source: Commons
5 February 2020
Answer
The Government has committed to introducing the Digital Services Tax from April 2020. This is expected to raise around £1.5bn over four years. These funds will not be directly hypothecated to any particular spending area. However, the Government recognise...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-01-28/9076
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1174031
- uk · wq-1174031 · source updated 5 February 2020