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  2. The administration of the Scottish Rate of Income Tax 2015-16

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    Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs continues to make progress in ensuring that income tax levied under the Scottish rate will be assessed and collected properly, but still faces significant challenges to ensure that all Scottish taxpayers are correctly identified

  4. HM Customs and Excise: Regulating Freight Imports from Outside the European Community

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    An NAO report has praised HM Customs and Excise for its effective regulation of imports from outside the European Union. There is, however, scope for improvement. According to the report to Parliament today by head of the NAO Sir John Bourn, Customs have adequate arrangements to ensure that importers pay the correct amount of duty […]

  5. National Insurance Fund Account 1999-2000

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    Section 161 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 requires me to examine and certify the National Insurance Fund Account and this report records the results of my examination of the 1999-2000 account.

  6. Inland Revenue Appropriation Accounts 1999 – 2000

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    The Inland Revenue continued to provide an effective check over the assessment, collection and allocation of tax during the year 1999-00, according to the National Audit Office.   A report to Parliament today by Comptroller and Auditor General Sir John Bourn points out that the Inland Revenue collected almost £200 billion tax and national insurance […]

  7. Departments of the Chancellor of the Exchequer: HM Customs and Excise Appropriation Account 1999 – 2000

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    The National Audit Office today reported the results of their examination of HM Customs and Excise’s systems to ensure the systems provide an effective check on the assessment, collection and allocation of tax revenue during the year ending 31 March 2000. The report includes details of a serious breakdown of controls in Customs which contributed […]

  8. HM Customs and Excise: Losses to the Revenue from Frauds on Alcohol Duty

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    Sir John Bourn reported today on the Customs response to an independent investigation into losses of customs revenue of £668 million because alcohol destined for export had been fraudulently diverted onto the UK market. In February 2001, the National Audit Office reported on the losses of £668m million that had arisen between 1993-2000 because alcohol […]

  9. National Insurance Fund Account 1998-99

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    Section 161 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 requires me to examine and certify the National Insurance Fund Account and this report records the results of my examination of the 1998-99 account.

  13. HM Customs and Excise: Revenue From Gambling Duties

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    Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, today reported to Parliament on the work of HM Customs and Excise in collecting gambling duties. Sir John reported that the Department collected £1,530 million in gambling duties in 1998-99, some 22 per cent of the £7 billion spent on gambling in the United Kingdom. The […]

  14. HM Customs and Excise: Improving VAT Assurance

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    Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, today reported to Parliament on HM Customs and Excise’s collection of £29.6 billion VAT from the majority of the UK’s 1.6 million registered VAT traders. The Department’s strategy has been to shift auditing effort towards those traders presenting the highest risks to the revenue and, since […]

  16. National Insurance Fund Account 1997-98

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    Section 161 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 requires me to examine and certify the National Insurance Fund Account and this report records the results of my examination of the 1997-98 account.

  17. Tackling problem debt

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    This report aims to evaluate and conclude on HM Treasury’s overall approach to over-indebtedness.

  18. Whole of Government Accounts 2017-18

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    The Whole of Government Accounts consolidates the public sector’s accounts to produce a picture of the UK’s public finances.

  19. HM Customs and Excise: The Misuse and Smuggling of Hydrocarbon Oils

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    In November 2001, Customs produced estimates for the first time of the revenue loss from frauds on petrol and diesel. Customs estimated that in 2000 the loss could be between £450 million and £980 million in the UK, compared to revenue receipts of £22.6 billion on oils duties. Of this, diesel frauds on the UK […]

  20. Investigation into errors in Employment and Support Allowance

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    This investigation covers a single, major cause of underpayment error in ESA. This error relates to people whose existing benefit claim was converted to ESA and who were entitled to income-related ESA but were only awarded contribution-based ESA.