§ 35. Mr. Meacherasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much money has been recovered by the Inland Revenue during each of the last 10 years as a result of the detection of attempts to evade surtax; what percentage these figures represent of the total annual revenue from surtax; how many persons were involved; and what penalties were exacted.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinThe following figures, which form part of the totals for under-assessment of profits in Table 25 of the 113th Report of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, relate to cases where surtax alone was involved. Information 211W as to the surtax element in the other cases in Table 25 is not available.
Year ended 31st March Number of charges Total amount of charges Percentage of total surtax Penalties (including interest) 1961 … 208 254,427 .134 55,145 1962 … 287 263,493 .118 49,443 1963 … 179 150,037 .082 37,090 1964 … 185 207,712 .116 52,113 1965 … 271 265,359 .144 61,162 1966 … 302 318,625 .156 65,439 1967 … 267 314,830 .129 69,298 1968 … 343 350,598 .147 68,744 1969 … 317 328,273 .146 65,840 1970 … 202 238,093 .093 57,111