§ Mr. ToddTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his Answer of 4 April 2003,Official Report, column 141W, on the interest payable on tax incorrectly deducted from armed forces pensions, whether he has made a decision on whether a further payment should be made. [125540]
§ Mr. CaplinAs my predecessor, Dr. Moonie explained in his answer of 4 April 2003,Official Report, column 141W, where it has been confirmed that Service pensioners have paid tax incorrectly, they have received 194W from the Inland Revenue a refund of tax, and, in appropriate cases, the statutory repayment supplement. A decision has yet to be made on whether it would be appropriate to make any further payment to compensate for the consequences of the error. We are still working to bring this to a conclusion as soon as possible.