§ Matthew TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many individual taxpayers who file self-assessment tax returns have registered for the Inland Revenue service for filing tax returns on the internet in each month since the service became available; and if he will make a statement. [4457]
§ Dawn PrimaroloSince the registration service became available on 3 April 2000, 146,397 individual taxpayers who file self-assessment tax returns have registered for the Inland Revenue service for filing tax returns over the internet. The number of registrations in each month were:
Month Registrations Cumulative total April 2000 32,937 32,937 May 2000 14,877 47,814 June 2000 10,677 58,491 July 2000 11,703 70,194 August 2000 11,700 81,894 September 2000 16,557 98,451 October 2000 2,736 101,187 November 2000 1,697 102,884 December 2000 2,902 105,786 January 2001 14,162 119,948 February 2001 595 120,543 March 2001 522 121,065 April 2001 13,485 134,550 May 2001 5,208 139,758 June 2001 4,021 143,779 July 2001 to 16 July 2001 2,618 146,397
§ Matthew TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of(a) the fixed cost and (b) the marginal cost of providing self-assessment tax returns on the internet; and if he will make a statement. [4458]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe estimated cost of implementing the internet service for self-assessment for years one and two is just under £10 million. The ongoing support cost, including maintenance, help desk support and ongoing improvements to the system is around £3 million per annum.