§ Mr. FlightTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total expenditure on advertisements for tax credits has been since their inception. [176230]
§ Dawn PrimaroloAdvertising expenditure on tax credits was £12.5 million in 2002–03 and £11.4 million in 2003–04.
For earlier years, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Truro and St. Austell (Matthew Taylor) on 13 June 2002, Official Report, column 1397W.
§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what he estimates to be the costs of administering the(a) children's tax credit, (b) child tax credit, (c) working families tax credit, (d) working tax credit and (e) family credit in each year since 1997–98; and what his projected expenditure on administration costs for each credit is in each future year for which figures are available. [177489]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe costs of managing and paying working families and disabled person's tax credits are shown in the Inland Revenue Trust Accounts, at Note 3 for 1999–2000 to 2001–02 and at Note 4 for 2002–03. A broad estimate of the annual cost of administering the child and working tax credits appears in the Regulatory Impact Assessment, published on 15 July 2002. The actual cost in 2003–04 will appear in the Trust Account for that year.
I understand from the Department of Work and Pensions that the estimated annual costs for family credit in Great Britain are given in the Annual Reports of the former Department of Social Security. The administration of the children's tax credit for 2001–02 and 2002–03 was part of the Inland Revenue's routine work and was not separately identified in running costs.