Central Policy 
 
 
 
 
John Sharpe 
Information Strategy Team 
Room 4/52 
100 Parliament Street 
 
 
London  SW1A 2BQ 
 
Mr C P Strachan 
 
 
 
Tel 
           
 
by e-mail 
 
Fax 
020 7147 0666 
 
 
 
Email [email address] 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date 
15 February 2010 
www.hmrc.gov.uk 
 
Our Ref 
FOI 1110/10 
 
Your Ref 
           
 
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Dear Mr Strachan, 
 
Thank you for your request which asked:- 
 
1)  How much of taxes gathered from the public of this country (specific amount) by the 
current government since the beginning of War (2003) amount to?  
 
2)  Do the taxes the public of this country pay fund the killing of innocent people? 
 
In relation to question 1 HMRC does not hold information relating the total taxes gathered in 
the UK.  I would suggest that you refer to HM Treasury’s website http://www.hm-
treasury.gov.uk/home.htm which also has details of how expenditure is allocated and so 
may go part of the way to address your second question.  The Public Finances Databank is 
probably the most helpful; specifically table C4 at this link http://www.hm-
treasury.gov.uk/psf_statistics.htm  
 
Alternatively, if by your request you simply meant the taxes administered by HMRC, which 
are listed here http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/menus/aboutmenu.htm; we publish that information 
in our annual reports at this link http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/about/reports.htm .   
 
Question 2 is not a request for recorded information but for a comment on what you appear 
to conclude is the situation.  HMRC has no comment to make on your assumption save to 
say the question is not answerable under the terms of Freedom of Information Act.  You may 
find this link to the Information Commissioner’s guidance on how to make requests useful for 
the future 
http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/freedom_of_information/practical_applicatio
n/fop100_how_to_make_a_request_v1.pdf .   
 
Information is available in large print, audio tape and Braille formats. 
Type Talk service prefix number – 18001 
 
 
 
 
 

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If you are not happy with this reply you may request a review by writing to HMRC FOI Team, 
Room 4/52, 100 Parliament Street London SWIA 2BQ or by e-mail to 
[email address] . You must request a review within 2 months of the date of this 
letter. It would assist our review if you set out which aspects of the reply concern you and 
why you are dissatisfied.  
If you are not content with the outcome of an internal review, you may apply directly to the 
Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner will not usually 
consider a case unless you have exhausted the internal review procedure provided by 
HMRC. He can be contacted at The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, 
Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.  
 
 
 
 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
 
John Sharpe  
 

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