Banking: Royal Bank of Scotland — Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:04 pm on 1 February 2011.

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Photo of Lord Sassoon Lord Sassoon The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury 3:04, 1 February 2011

My Lords, the tax rules around deferred compensation are complex and depend on the sort of instrument being paid. Some tax on certain instruments is levied up front and some is levied later, so it depends very much on the circumstances of the individual instrument and the taxpayer. But, of course, some tax might indeed be levied later on.