Question follow-through · 122373
Taxation: Electronic Government
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much public money has been spent to date on the development and roll-out of Making Tax Digital; and what the projected total cost is for completing the programme.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 19 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 26 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
19 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much public money has been spent to date on the development and roll-out of Making Tax Digital; and what the projected total cost is for completing the programme.
23 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Mar 2026
Answer published
Originally announced at Budget 2015, Making Tax Digital (MTD) supports UK businesses to transact digitally. It encourages timely and accurate record keeping, reducing the part of the tax gap caused by taxpayer error and failure to take reasonable care. T...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Taxation: Electronic Government
23 Mar 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the compliance costs incurred by businesses to meet Making Tax Digital requirements to date for which the latest data is available.
Self-assessment
1 Jun 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been spent to date on the development and roll-out of Making Tax Digital; and what the projected cost is for completing that programme.
Taxation: Electronic Government
1 Jun 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of compliance costs incurred by businesses as a result of Making Tax Digital requirements.
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Bank Services
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Fuel Oil: Prices
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Small Businesses: Taxation
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