§ Mr. WatersonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was spent on issuing incorrect penalties for people who had filled in and sent off their tax returns on time for the 1998–99 tax year. [119737]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe information requested is not available.
§ Mr. WatersonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer from which budget the money was found to cover the cost of wrongly-issued penalties for 1998–99 tax returns. [119736]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe cost of incorrectly issuing around 5,000 penalty notices in respect of 1998–99 tax returns has been met out of the Inland Revenue's budget.