HC Deb 18 December 2001 vol 377 c196W
Matthew Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what action he has taken in response to the 1998 IMF Article IV, Consultation Concluding Statement, regarding tax expenditures; and if he will make a statement. [23757]

Dawn Primarolo

Estimates of the costs of the main tax reliefs in 2000–01 and 2001–02 are published twice a year: in the Budget and, at the time of the pre-Budget report, in the "Tax Ready Reckoner and Tax Reliefs". Both documents are available in the Library of the House.

Matthew Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the 2001 IMF Article IV consultation, Concluding Statement, regarding broadening the tax base; and if he will make a statement. [23756]

Dawn Primarolo

The Government keep all taxes under review and any changes will be made as part of the normal Budget process.