§ Lord Barnettasked Her Majesty's Government:
What action they have taken to investigate the financial and employment consequences of the proposed European Union-wide withholding tax. [HL515]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyThis information is included in the Government's paper,International Bonds and the draft Directive on Taxation of Savings, published in September 1999. Copies have been placed in the Library.
§ Lord Barnettasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish the evidence that led them to conclude that in its present form the proposed European Union-wide withholding tax risks serious damage to European Union and United Kingdom financial markets. [HL516]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyThe evidence is included in the Government's paper,International Bonds and the draft Directive on Taxation of Savings, published in September 1999. Copies have been placed in the Library.