§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate the Inland Revenue has made of the loss in tax revenue due to those employed taking undeclared lump sum payments for work in their spare time; and whether there is any indication as to the 513W particular industries in which such losses occur.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 15th November 1976; Vol. 919, c. 576], gave the following information:
It is not possible to estimate the tax lost because of undetected evasion or to indicate the industries involved.