Office of Tax Simplification

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 16 November 2010.

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Photo of George Osborne George Osborne The Chancellor of the Exchequer 2:30, 16 November 2010

I can give my hon. Friend that assurance. A few months ago, he and I visited some small businesses in his Constituency, many of which were suffering under the burden of a tax code that has grown from 4,900-odd pages in 1997 to 11,500 pages today. The Office of Tax Simplification is specifically looking at the taxation of small businesses as well as at the issue of tax reliefs. The small business report will be coming out later next year, but we will get an interim report in time for the Budget.

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