§ Mr. Gordon BrownTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for each of the six cases of tax evasion in 1987 in which more than £1 million was recovered, whether the evasion involved a company or an individual; and what was the amount of(a) income tax, (b) corporation tax, (c) capital gains tax, and (d) inheritance tax owed.
§ Mr. Norman Lamont[holding answer 17 February 1988]: It is not the practice to give information that may be related to the affairs of a particular taxpayer. Of the total tax involved, almost 80 per cent. was corporation tax; almost 18 per cent. was income tax: and the remainder capital transfer tax and capital gains tax.
§ Mr. Gordon BrownTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for each of the 19 cases of tax evasion in 1987 for which more than £500,00 was recovered, what was the proportion of the sum recovered that was(a) tax, (b) interest, and (c) penalty.
§ Mr. Norman Lamont[holding answer 17 February 1988]: It is not the practice to give information about individual cases. Of the 19 cases for 1986–87, the proportions for the total of the net settlements were:
Tax Interest Penalties Penalties as percentage of tax Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. 64 21 15 24