Question follow-through · 24298
Hospitality Sector: Tax Evasion
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to tackle tax evasion by business in the hospitality sector who (a) fail to declare earnings and (b) pay cash in hand.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 15 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 20 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 20 Jan 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to tackle tax evasion by business in the hospitality sector who (a) fail to declare earnings and (b) pay cash in hand.
20 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Jan 2025
Answer published
The Government recognises that sometimes businesses do not declare their cash income and thereby conceal their true earnings and is committed to creating a level playing field for all by ensuring that everyone pays the right amount of tax at the right tim...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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