Unpaid Taxes
Commons · Question 101229 · Tabled 17 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures HMRC has in place to prevent deliberate non-payment of tax by those who are liable but expect not to be pursued.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 5 Jan 2026
HMRC is committed to closing the tax gap further and tackling non-compliant behaviours such as tax evasion, tax avoidance, criminal attacks, error, failure to take reasonable care, hidden economy activity, legal interpretation issues, and non-payment. In ...