Charity Taxation (Hansard, 18 May 2000)

§ 12. Mr. Hope
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on his policy on charity taxation. [121382]

§ 24. Mr. Tom Clarke
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the proposals in his Budget to increase giving to charity in Britain. [121395]

§ Miss Melanie Johnson
The Government are keen to encourage more people to give more to charity. A package of new taxation reliefs aimed at encouraging millions more individuals and companies to give every year to charities—"Getting Britain Giving"—is included in the current Finance Bill.
The reliefs go further than the Government's proposals in the review of Charity Taxation consultation document published a year ago and further than those announced by the Chancellor in his pre-Budget report in November. At every stage we have listened to the views of charities, those who represent them and donors. We now have a generous package of measures which we estimate will be worth £400 million a year to charities. It has been warmly received in all quarters.