Taxation: Treaties
(asked on 27th June 2019) - View Source
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department are working on tax treaties.
This question was answered on 2nd July 2019
The HMRC Tax Treaty Team is responsible for negotiating treaties, as well as providing technical and procedural advice on their implementation. The team is led by an SCS and has one manager, five technical/policy leads responsible for negotiating treaties and providing advice, and 5 support staff. Other officials are also involved in specific issues related to treaties across HMRC, as well as in HM Treasury, the FCO and other government departments.