The Government are committed to keeping taxes for working people as low as possible. The personal allowance means those earning below £12,570 pay no tax. At our first Budget, we decided not to extend the freeze on personal tax thresholds, which was implemented by the previous Government.
I very much recognise, both as a constituency MP and as a Minister, the importance of making sure that adoptive parents can build a strong family unit with their adoptive children. If I may make a broader point, the only reason we can invest in public services is because of difficult decisions we ha…
It is a pleasure to speak with you in the Chair, Mr Stuart; this is our second debate together in the last few days. I extend my thanks, as many others have, to my hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland Central (Lewis Atkinson) for opening the debate, and I congratulate Mr Frost, who created the peti…
Of course, having a well-functioning welfare state is, in many ways, precisely about protecting people when they have unexpected shocks to their lives. I am not sure that the tax system is the best way to address that, but I think the hon. Gentleman’s broader point about ensuring that the state prov…
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CommonsStatutory Instrument7 May 20252 contributions
I beg to move,
That the Committee has considered the draft Finance Act 2021 (Increase in Schedule 26 Penalty Percentages) Regulations 2025.
It is a pleasure to serve on this Committee with you as Chair, Mrs Harris. These draft regulations increase the penalties charged for the late payment of cert…
I welcome the Opposition’s support for the draft regulations. The hon. Members for Grantham and Bourne and for North East Fife asked about wider efforts to improve HMRC’s service. I will address that briefly, although I realise that it strays a little beyond the strict boundaries of the regulations,…
CommonsStatutory Instrument7 May 20252 contributions
I beg to move,
That the Committee has considered the draft Finance Act 2021 (Increase in Schedule 26 Penalty Percentages) Regulations 2025.
It is a pleasure to serve on this Committee with you as Chair, Mrs Harris. These draft regulations increase the penalties charged for the late payment of cert…
I welcome the Opposition’s support for the draft regulations. The hon. Members for Grantham and Bourne and for North East Fife asked about wider efforts to improve HMRC’s service. I will address that briefly, although I realise that it strays a little beyond the strict boundaries of the regulations,…