Written question asked by Marion Fellows (Scottish National Party) on Wednesday, 4 September 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 September 2019 (named day). It was answered by Jesse Norman (Conservative) on Monday, 9 September 2019 on behalf of the Treasury.
Treasury: Billing
- Question
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons his Department did not adopt Santander's new electronic bill payment service for post offices.
- Answer
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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) fully investigated all alternative bill payment options including the replacement product offered by Santander at the Post Office, and found in that case that it was not technically or financially viable. The new system using bar-coded bills is not compatible with HMRC’s unique customer reference numbers for their various tax regimes. These reference numbers are essential in order to manage HMRC’s millions of customers and ensure payments are credited to customers’ records correctly and as quickly as possible.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 286809
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Billing Payments Post offices Treasury Santander Group
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- 2019-09-09 15:28:56 +0100
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