A Bill to require the Secretary of State to establish and maintain a framework for the regular evaluation of tax reliefs, including in relation to their effectiveness, cost and value for money and to require annual reporting under that framework; to require the Secretary of State to review all existing tax reliefs; and for connected purposes.
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The Tax Reliefs (Evaluation) Bill would require the government to set up a formal framework to regularly check how tax reliefs are working, looking at their effectiveness, cost and value for money, with annual reports on what is found. It also requires the Secretary of State to review all existing tax reliefs to ensure they remain appropriate and effective.
The bill is currently at the second reading stage in the House of Commons, having had its first reading on 2025-11-20. It is in the early stages of passage and would need further readings and committee scrutiny to advance.
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20 Nov 2025
The 2024-2026 session of Parliament has come to an end so the House of Commons is now prorogued until the next session begins on 13 May 2026. Prorogation is the formal end to the parliamentary year.
This Bill will therefore make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
