SELF ASSESSMENT TAX RETURN PENALTY PAYMENTS

Early day motion 2372, tabled 29 October 2008 by Bob Spink (UKIP). Signed by 8 members.

That this House notes that Exchequer expenditure on advertising and informing people about making self assessment tax returns on time has fallen from £5.5 million to £1.9 million over the last four years and that the penalty charges paid by taxpayers for late submission of self assessment tax returns has risen from £73.7 million to £149.4 million over the last four years; is concerned that this correlation may indicate that tax payers are now being given insufficient information; and calls on the Government to review its policy in order to assist people to make timely returns and avoid penalty payments.

Signatures by party: DUP 2, Conservative 1, Labour 1, Liberal Democrat 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Scottish National Party 1, UKIP 1.