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Written question asked by Mark Francois (Conservative) on Friday, 9 March 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 March 2007. It was answered by Ed Balls (Labour) on Thursday, 15 March 2007 on behalf of the Treasury.


Personal Equity Plans

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he intends to undertake a regulatory impact assessment prior to the merger of Personal Equity Plans (PEPs) and Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) in April 2008; and whether he has estimated likely changes to tax revenues resulting from the taxation of un-invested cash in PEPs after their conversion into ISAs.
Answer

A partial regulatory impact assessment of a package of reforms to the ISA regime, including the proposal to bring PEPs within the ISA wrapper, was published in December 2006. The Government intend to publish a full regulatory impact assessment of this package of reforms when the implementing legislation is laid in the summer. It is estimated that the application of the ISA treatment to interest earned on all un-invested cash held in former PEPs will have only a negligible effect on revenues.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
458 c477W; 127462
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Personal equity plans
Link
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