§ 20. Mr. Shersbyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will review the present income limits for remission of arrears of tax which have arisen through official error.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonChanges in the income limits which govern the practice set out in the White Paper of July 1971, Cmnd. 4729, were announced on 30th March 1977 during this year's Budget debates. The new higher limits, which operated from the date of the announcement, replaced those which were fixed at the time of the previous revision in 1974.
§ Mr. ShersbyIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that those increases will be welcome not only to my constituents but to many hon. Members who have to write to the Inland Revenue in connection with official errors? Will he please do everything possible to ensure that the level of official errors by the Inland Revenue is reduced?
§ Mr. SheldonI am glad to note the welcome that has been given by the hon. Gentleman for the revision, which takes into account the changes in values and the importance of the matters that he has raised. We are doing all that we can to reduce the level of official errors.