Taxation
Commons · Question 14445 · Tabled 30 Jun 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by James Wild
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the HMRC publication entitled Measuring tax gaps 2026 edition: tax gap estimates for 2024 to 2025, what assessment HMRC has made of the contribution of complexity to the tax gap for (i) income tax
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 7 Jul 2026
As the Minister responsible for the UK tax system, I regularly discuss a wide range of issues with the Chief Executive of HMRC, including reducing the tax gap.Closing the Tax Gap is a government priority. Over the last three fiscal events the Government h...