§ Mr. Mike O'BrienTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the percentage of information on the Inland Revenue's Corporation's tax pay and file system which(a) is unreliable, (b) is inaccurate, (c) is not updated and (d) omits interest charges. [11121]
§ Mr. JackThe Inland Revenue continually assesses the performance of the CT pay and file system. There are no significant problems with the reliability and accuracy of the information which the system handles.
10WA recently identified software problem in the updating of information used by collectors of taxes—including information on interest charges—is scheduled to be fixed early this month.