§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of businesses submitted their indirect tax returns correctly at the first attempt in(a)1999–2000 and (b)2000–01. [47667]
§ Mr. BoatengCustoms VAT systems perform automated checks once a VAT return has been received.
(a)Within the financial year 1999–2000 Customs received approximately 7.3 million VAT returns of which 98.2 per cent. were processed satisfactorily at the first attempt.
(b)For 2000–01, Customs received 7.3 million VAT returns of which 98.1 per cent were processed satisfactorily at the first attempt.