Taxation: Households
Lords · Question HL11076 · Tabled 16 Oct 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Farmer
To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in establishing a mechanism to collect tax information on a household basis, following the announcement from the Chancellor in the April 2024 Budget.
Answer
Answered by Lord Livermore, 28 Oct 2025
The personal tax system applies on an individual basis and has done since the introduction of the independent basis of taxation in 1990. The government remains committed to the principle of independent taxation. However, there is more the government can d...