§ Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the administration of Pay-As-You-Earn income tax will be completely computerised; and what plans he has for the computerisation of other tax schedules.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinThe programme for automating PAYE has been suspended since major changes in the system of person taxation would be involved should the Tax Credit Scheme outlined in my right hon. Friend's Budget Statement be proceeded with.
Plans are proceeding independently to transfer to computers some of the work of tax collection and of work in connection with Schedule D, corporation tax and capital gains tax assessments.