Cliff edges in the tax and benefits system

Treasury Committee Closed Non-inquiry session
Opened: 19 Apr 2023 Closed: 25 Apr 2023 Parliament page
1 Recommendation
2 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Event
Activity timeline 2 events
16 Jun
2023
Report published
25 Apr
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Sixteenth Report - Tax Simplification HC 1425 16 Jun 2023 3 Overdue
Recommendations & Conclusions
3 results
2 Conclusion
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Chancellor's personal responsibility crucial for reversing tax system complexity.
The Chancellor appears to agree with us that the trend of an ever more complicated tax system must be reversed. Disbanding the independent body responsible for advising him on, and championing, tax simplification risks signalling that it is not a … Read more
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3 Conclusion
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Government's tax simplification performance requires robust public and parliamentary scrutiny.
The Government’s performance against its stated intention to simplify the tax system must be subject to public scrutiny. As the parliamentary body tasked with considering the performance of the Treasury and HMRC we are a core component of that accountability. Read more
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4 Recommendation
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Report annually to the Treasury Committee on tax simplification progress and metrics.
Should the Government proceed with abolishing the OTS, we recommend they report to the Treasury Committee annually on steps taken to simplify the tax system, covering both new and existing taxes. Such reports should set out performance against tax simplification … Read more
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