§ Mr. Jon Owen JonesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if the compliance cost assessment published on 29 November 1994 remains his current estimate of how much the introduction of self-assessment in April will cost; and what plans he has to publish a more up to date figure of how much the new system has cost to set up. [14308]
§ Mr. JackI can confirm that the Inland Revenue's compliance cost assessment in November 1994 remains the Government's current estimate of the impact of self-assessment on business compliance costs. The Inland Revenue plans to review its compliance cost assessment after the new system has bedded down and business and the Inland Revenue have gained practical experience of its operation.