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Tax Avoidance

Commons · Question 53020 · Tabled 19 May 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 28 May 2025

Question

Asked by Sammy Wilson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of making the (a) marketing and (b) operation of disguised remuneration schemes a criminal offence.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 28 May 2025

The promotion or operation of mass marketed tax avoidance schemes is not, in or of itself, a criminal offence, unless the promoter is acting in breach of an HM Revenue and Customs Stop Notice.The Government is committed to tackling tax avoidance and is co...