§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many tax inspectors have been employed in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years to investigate tax evasion.
§ Mr. MooreInvestigation of tax evasion is part of the normal duties of Inland Revenue staff. It is estimated that the total resources allocated to investigating evasion in Northern Ireland were as follows:
Year ended Man years allocated to investigating evasion 31 October 1979 56 31 October 1980 56 31 October 1981 56 31 October 1982 59 31 October 1983 64