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MPs to scrutinise £155bn of tax reliefs

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has opened an inquiry into the UK’s management of ‘tax expenditures’, after a National Audit Office (NAO) report identified over 300 such tax interventions, at a cost of £155bn a year.

MPs to scrutinise £155bn of tax reliefs
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MPs to scrutinise £155bn of tax reliefs

These non-structural tax reliefs typically reflect a policy choice aimed at a specific group or sector, or are designed to incentivise certain behaviours, and include options such as tax credits for companies’ research and development costs, or income tax relief on pension contributions.

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