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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1337964/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>It is right that profitable companies share in the burden of restoring the public finances to a sustainable footing following the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to support this goal, the Chancellor announced at the Budget that Corporation Tax would increase to 25% from April 2023, raising over £45 billion over the next five years.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government supports the G7 agreement on global tax reform that would lead to large digital businesses paying more tax here in the UK and UK HQ multinationals paying more tax on their global profits, helping to fund public services and level the playing field for UK firms.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The DST is intended to serve as a temporary solution before a global digital tax solution is reached. It is the Government\u2019s strong preference to secure a comprehensive global solution on digital tax and remove the DST once this is implemented.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1606", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John Howell"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1239017", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1239017/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Digital Services Tax is designed to ensure that digital businesses pay UK tax reflecting the value they derive from UK users. It is a fair, proportionate, and temporary measure, to be removed once an appropriate global solution is in place.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>It is for businesses to decide their own pricing strategies.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4079", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Julian Sturdy"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1230636", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1230636/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The revenue is estimated to increase from +£280 million in 2020-2021 to +£510 million in 2024-2025.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The tax base used to make this estimate consisted of all revenues attributable to specific digital business activities, where those revenues were linked to the participation of UK users.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The tax base was established by collecting data on the revenues generated by the specific digital business activities in scope of the measure. The tax base was then projected over the scorecard period using a combination of the historical UK revenue growth of groups in scope and the Office for Budget Responsibility\u2019s (OBR) non-North Sea gross trading profits determinant.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The costing was estimated by applying the policy regime to the tax base described, taking into account the potential behavioural responses of groups to this measure.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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