Written questions

Revenue and Customs: Debts

2026-06-30 · Treasury · 14818 · Official question

Esther McVey

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money is owed by a) businesses and b) taxpayers to HMRC i) this financial year, and ii) in the previous financial year, and when that money is expected to be paid back.

Answer

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) publishes information on the total amount of tax debt owed to it, but does not publish a breakdown of the debt balance between businesses and individual taxpayers. The Government is taking significant action to reduce tax deb...