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Finance (No. 2) Bill

Proceeding contribution from David Gauke (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 25 March 2015. It occurred during Debate on bills on Finance (No. 2) Bill.

My hon. Friend—given his background, he is an expert in tax matters—has been a consistently strong advocate of taking tough action in this area. I can certainly reassure him that one of our very important strands of work has been to take on the promoters of tax avoidance schemes. Indeed, we are bringing in measures to place greater burdens on them to disclose the position they are in, as well as greater surveillance and supervision of them. During this Parliament, we have seen a dramatic fall in the number of tax avoidance schemes being

promoted, which is very good news. There has been a real change in the climate, driven not least by the action that the Government have taken. I believe that we have a very proud record in dealing with tax avoidance and the causes of tax avoidance.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
594 c1440 
Session
2014-15
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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