Unpaid Taxes
Commons · Question 27916 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 22 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Esther McVey
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Answer of 10 July 2026 to Question 14818, how much of HMRC's 2025 tax debt balance of £42.8 billion has been paid back.
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 22 Sep 2026
HMRC publishes information on the total amount of tax debt owed. Information on what proportion of a tax debt balance at a particular date is subsequently paid could only be provided at disproportionate cost. In 25-26, HMRC collected around £83 billion in...