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Barclays: ICT

Asked by Alex MayerLabourTreasuryTabled Answered 10 February 2025UIN 28278

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure people who could not pay their Self Assessment Tax because of the Barclays outage do not have to pay a fixed penalty.

Answered by James Murray

No Barclays customers who filed their tax return and paid their Self Assessment tax liability by 3rd February will face a penalty.

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