Clause 23
Finance (No. 2) Bill
10:30 am
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland, Labour)
Is the hon. Gentleman not aware of the National Audit Office report on tax collection, which was produced at the end of last year? The NAO, and indeed the Public Accounts Committee, found that the long deadlines are one of the reasons why people make mistakes and do not submit their tax returns at all. That is one of the main reasons for changing the administration.