Sammy Wilson

The letter from the All-Party Parliamentary Loan Charge & Taxpayer Fairness Group states: "In two cases that we are aware of, the loan charge was mentioned in suicide notes. We have also had testimonies from advisers of two of the victims, in each case their adviser was clear that the pressure from HMRC, as a result of the loan charge, was the reason the individual took the decision to end his life." (Photo by John Walton/PA Wire)

MPs seek more information about suicides linked to the loan charge

One of the largest all party Parliamentary groups has called on the Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi to display "compassion and common sense" and find a fair resolution to a controversial tax policy which has been linked with a number of suicides.

MPs call on Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi to display compassion over the loan charge

The letter, which has been signed by the APPG’s co-chairs, Sammy Wilson MP, Greg Smith MP and Mohammad Yasin MP, says: “We wish to express our further concern about the cyber attacks on FCSA firms and the impact this is having on workers who use them.

Cyber attacks could lead to late payments and data leaks, MPs warn

In his response to the All Party Parliemantary Group, Mr Harra states: "I apologise for any confusion and concern that this may have caused."

Taxpayers were sent letters referencing 'serial avoiders unit' by mistake

The letter, which has been signed by the APPG co-chairs Sammy Wilson MP, Greg Smith MP and Mohammad Yasin MP, says: “We have been contacted by people facing the loan charge, who understandably are deeply upset at being dealt with by something called the serial avoiders unit, when as HMRC are well aware, the vast majority of those facing the controversial loan charge took professional advice and many were also mis-sold schemes as tax law compliant and being without risk."

'Labelling people facing charge as 'serial avoiders’ is causing deep upset'

The All Party Parliamentary Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness Group (APPG) said it had received evidence that HMRC was both sending letters and making phone calls to people facing the loan charge just before and over the Christmas holiday period.

Stop making 'cruel' loan charge phone calls over Christmas, say MPs

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