Written questions

Tax Allowances

2026-05-31 · Treasury · 5712 · Official question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to audit and evaluate the cost and impact of all existing tax reliefs.

Answer

Tax reliefs are an important feature of the UK tax system. Structural reliefs ensure tax policy functions as intended, and non-structural reliefs are designed to incentivise specific activities. Many tax reliefs help to make sure that the tax system opera...