| Heading: |
Begging and Vagrancy: Taxation |
| Question ID: |
1810095 |
| UIN: |
HL8200 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-05 |
| Asking Member ID: |
1408 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Swire
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Lord Swire
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of their ability to assess and tax the funds raised by Romanian beggars through their begging activities. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-17 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4559 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Livermore
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Livermore
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| Answer text: |
Under current legislation, begging is not subject to Income Tax unless it can be demonstrated that an individual is being paid to provide a service, trade or profession. HM Revenue and Customs continuously reviews and monitors risks and threats to the tax... |
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| Answering body ID: |
14 |
| Answering body name: |
Treasury |
| Tweeted: |
true |