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Accepted
It is unclear how the receipts from Pillar One will compare to the Digital Services...
Conclusion
It is unclear how the receipts from Pillar One will compare to the Digital Services Tax as HMRC has not yet modelled the likely receipts from businesses liable to pay Pillar One, prior to agreement being reached on how profits will move between countries.31 The Office of Budget Responsibility has estimated revenues of over two billion pounds a year from Pillar Two by 2027–28.32 The Chartered Institute of Taxation has expressed scepticism about achieving this level of receipts, although HM Treasury stated that the estimate is not inconsistent with OECD projections.33 Progress in implementing the reforms
Government Response Summary
The government agrees with the conclusion and commits to publishing forecasted Pillar One revenues at a future fiscal event after OBR scrutiny, while noting that Pillar Two revenue estimates were already published at Budget 2023.
Government Response
Accepted
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Recommendation implemented Once implemented, Amount A will operate within the corporation tax regime and be subject to normal Parliamentary scrutiny. The government has introduced legislation to implement Pillar Two rules, which will be subject to the normal review processes and Parliamentary scrutiny. After 7 years of the Multilateral Convention coming into force, a review will be conducted into the implementation of Amount A. If viewed as successful by the parties to the convention, the turnover threshold would be reduced from €20 billion to €10 billion. The UK would, as a party to the convention, be a part of that review into whether the reforms have been implemented successfully and are operating effectively. The forecasted revenues for Amount A will be published in the usual way in a Tax Information and Impact Note after OBR scrutiny, at a future fiscal event. The expected revenues that Pillar Two will raise were published in the Tax Information and Impact Note at Budget on 15 March 2023.
Source
Committee
Public Accounts Committee
Inquiry
Digital Services Tax
Report
Forty-Fourth Report - The Digital Services Tax
05 Apr 2023
HC 732
Addressee Bodies
HM Treasury
Timeline
Recommendation age
3.3 yrs
Report published
05 Apr 2023