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Widowers
The Chancellor was asked how much it would cost to allow widowers whose spouses had died in the past six years to claim widow's bereavement allowance. Dawn Primarolo answered that the approximate cost would be £150 million.
(Source: Hansard, 10 July 2001, Vol 371, No 17, col 502-503W.)
Working families tax credit
Widowers
The Chancellor was asked how much it would cost to allow widowers whose spouses had died in the past six years to claim widow's bereavement allowance. Dawn Primarolo answered that the approximate cost would be £150 million.
(Source: Hansard, 10 July 2001, Vol 371, No 17, col 502-503W.)
Working families tax credit
The Chancellor was asked about representations received from small firms about the administration of the working families tax credit. Dawn Primarolo replied that the Revenue had been in 'continuous consultation with employers' representatives' since 1998 to ensure that any extra administration because of the tax credits was 'kept to a minimum and, where possible, reduced'.
(Source: Hansard, 12 July 2001, Vol 371, No 19, col 649W.)
Windfall receipt
The windfall tax on the privatised utility companies raised £5.2 billion, according to Paul Boateng.
(Source: Hansard, 11 July 2001, Vol 371, No 18, col 580W.)
Offshore financial centres
Dawn Primarolo, replying to a question concerning offshore financial centres, said that the Government encouraged all offshore centres to meet the 'highest standards of regulation, supervision and to comply with international initiatives to eliminate unfair tax practices'. The Government was working with various international organisations, including the Financial Stability Forum, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the European Union Member States in this connection.
(Source: Hansard, 10 July 2001, Vol 371, No 17, col 501W.)
Environmental taxes
Replying to a question asking about plans to compensate the National Insurance Fund for the loss of contribution income from employers resulting from the imposition of the landfill tax, the climate change levy and the aggregates tax, Andrew Smith said that there were no such plans. The reductions in employers' National Insurance were to be recycled through the proceeds of the new duties.
(Source: Hansard, 9 July 2001, Vol 371, No 16, col 405W.)
