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There is a delicate line to tread between accountability, transparency and the maintenance of taxpayer...

Conclusion
There is a delicate line to tread between accountability, transparency and the maintenance of taxpayer confidentiality. The Digital Services Tax illustrates how difficult it is to talk about these issues in a way that protects confidentiality when you are dealing with a tax covering a small number of high-profile payers. This will also be an issue with Pillar One.60 Nevertheless, the Departments told us that they are aware of the importance of other tax jurisdictions providing transparency to Parliament around calculations affecting UK receipts, including ensuring that the National Audit Office has the access it needs.61 59 Qq 18, 85, 86 60 Qq 76–80 61 Qq 87–89 The Digital Services Tax 15
Government Response Summary
The government agrees, committing to normal Parliamentary scrutiny for Pillar One and Two, and to publish forecasted revenues for Pillar One (Amount A) at a future fiscal event, addressing the importance of transparency.
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.
Addressee Bodies
HM Treasury
Timeline
Recommendation age 3.3 yrs
Report published 05 Apr 2023