Lord Stephen – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Stephen on 2015-10-13.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of how much would be raised annually by a levy of 0.5 per cent on PAYE costs, in a similar manner to the Construction Industry Training Board levy, from (1) private sector employers, and (2) public sector employers, in Scotland.

Lord O’Neill of Gatley

The Treasury has made no estimate of the revenue impact of introducing a levy on employer PAYE costs in Scotland.