Finance (No. 2) Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 5:17 pm on 15 April 2013.

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Photo of David Gauke David Gauke The Exchequer Secretary 5:17, 15 April 2013

Where there is an element of dishonesty, it is clearly tax evasion, and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs has indeed been successful in bringing prosecutions in a number of high-profile cases. Under this Government we have seen the number of prosecutions by HMRC increase fivefold, which is a reflection of how seriously we consider tax evasion and of our determination to assist HMRC in addressing it as much as possible.