HMRC has published an ‘issue briefing’ reporting progress on consolidation of its offices into 13 regional centres and five specialist offices, first announced in 2015.
The Welsh government presented its final 2019/20 Budget to the Welsh Assembly on 18 December.
The public bill committee concluded its consideration of the Bill on 11 December (ninth sitting). The following clauses were agreed without amendment:
On 29 November and 4 December, the public bill committee (PBC) agreed a further group of clauses without amendment.
On 29 November (third and fourth sittings), the PBC agreed the following:
Two bites or plum duff?
The CIOT has welcomed the appointment of Kate Forbes MSP as minister for public finance and digital economy, whose remit includes tax policy, with a call to strengthen tax decision making through the introduction of annual Scottish Finance Bills.
Two new instruments extend the powers of Welsh Revenue Authority (WRA) officers to pursue money laundering investigations.
At 31 March 2018, there were over 25,000 appeals on hand in the First-tier Tribunal, the financial secretary to the Treasury, Mel Stride, has confirmed in his answer to a written parliamentary question.
Permission for late appeal