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Written question asked by Esther McVey (Conservative) on Friday, 1 September 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 September 2023. It was answered by Victoria Atkins (Conservative) on Monday, 11 September 2023 on behalf of the Treasury.


Revenue and Customs: Trials

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, What estimate his Department has made of the average cost to businesses of successfully defending a court case brought by HMRC in each of the last five years.

Answer

HMRC does not estimate or collect customer data on the costs incurred by businesses who seek to contest an assessment through the courts.

More detail of the department’s litigation strategy can be found on GOV.UK at www.gov.uk/government/publications/litigation-and-settlement-strategy-lss


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
196230
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Costs Business Trials Revenue and Customs
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk