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Tax Avoidance

Asked by Mr Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabourTreasuryTabled Answered 22 May 2025UIN 52646

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle offshore tax non-compliance.

Answered by James Murray

The government has announced significant additional resource for HMRC. This includes an increase of around 400 people over the next five years to tackle offshore non-compliance by wealthy people, estimated to bring in £500 million in additional compliance yield over the same period: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spring-statement-2025-document/spring-statement-2025-html

The government is also ensuring that HMRC has the international data it needs and is implementing the Cryptoasset Reporting Framework and amendments to the Common Reporting Standard:

Cryptoasset Reporting Framework, Common Reporting Standard amendments, and seeking views on extension to domestic reporting - summary of responses - GOV.UK

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