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Tax Avoidance

Commons · Question 35576 · Tabled 4 Mar 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 10 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Vikki Slade

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of people made bankrupt by the Loan Charge.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 10 Mar 2025

HMRC will only ever consider initiating bankruptcy as a last resort, where they have been unable to work with the customer to agree a manageable payment plan. HMRC will also not force anyone to sell their main home or access their pension funds early to p...