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<p>The Loan Charge was introduced to ensure that people who had not had tax deducted
from their incomes paid their fair share.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has already
had an independent review. In 2019 Lord Morse led an independent review of the Loan
Charge and its implementation. Lord Morse had full discretion over how the review
was run, whom he consulted, and the recommendations made. The Government accepted
19 of his 20 recommendations, which benefited more than 30,000 people, including around
9,500 who were removed from the scope of the Loan Charge entirely.</p><p> </p><p>As
well as recommending changes to the policy, Lord Morse was clear that the Loan Charge
was necessary, in the public interest and should remain in force.</p><p> </p>
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