I thank the hon. Gentleman for generously giving way. The latest figure for the tax gap is 6.5%, which he will know is lower than that in any year under the last Labour Government. It was over 8% in the financial year 2005. He will also know that our record on avoidance and evasion is that we have raised £160 billion since 2010. What amount did his party achieve by clamping down on avoidance, evasion and non-compliance when it was in office?
Finance Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Mel Stride
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 11 October 2017.
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and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Finance Bill.
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