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Written question asked by Lord Mann (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 November 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 November 2010. It was answered by David Gauke (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 November 2010 on behalf of the Treasury.


Child Benefit: Databases

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the cost of (a) creating and (b) maintaining a new child benefit database to match data on mothers with data of their partner's income.
Answer

From January 2013, child benefit will be withdrawn by HMRC from the higher rate taxpayer using existing PAYE and SA systems, which avoids additional systems being developed. The implementation of this policy requires only modest changes to existing IT systems. We do not envisage the need for any significant additional IT to support this policy.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
22660; 519 c269W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Child benefit Databases Revenue and Customs
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk