{"value":{"id":1551943,"askingMemberId":3960,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2022-12-14T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2022-12-20T00:00:00","uin":"902888","questionText":"To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing duty free shopping on arrival at ports in Great Britain.","answeringBodyId":14,"answeringBodyName":"Treasury","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4519,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2022-12-20T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Duty-free on arrival would place additional pressure on the public finances to which excise duty makes a significant contribution.</p><p> </p><p>Any loss in tax revenue would have to be balanced by a reduction in public spending, increased borrowing or increased taxation elsewhere.</p><p> </p><p>Although there are no plans to introduce such a scheme, the Government keeps all taxes under review.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Duty Free Allowances","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1551943","method":"GET"}]}