Question follow-through · 82014
Charitable Donations
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changing from a motive or purpose test to an outcome test as outlined in the draft Finance Bill 2025–26 on the volume of charity donations.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 14 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 20 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 20 Oct 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changing from a motive or purpose test to an outcome test as outlined in the draft Finance Bill 2025–26 on the volume of charity donations.
20 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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20 Oct 2025
Answer published
Charities rightly enjoy generous tax reliefs. However, a small number of charities are receiving tax relief in ways that were not intended by Parliament. Charity tax rules are being strengthened to improve HMRC’s ability to challenge abusive arrangements ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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