Dear Sir or Madam,

Has HMRC estimated the amount of revenue that is being lost to the
Exchequer through the double tax schemes covered by Budget Note 60
Finance Bill 2009 - Double Taxation Relief Avoidance: Credit Abuse?

If so, can they publish these estimates.

Yours faithfully,

Nigel Jagger

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Dear Mr. Jagger

Thank you for Freedom of Information request of 11^th May for the
following information;

"Has HMRC estimated the amount of revenue that is being lost to the

Exchequer through the double tax schemes covered by Budget Note 60

Finance Bill 2009 - Double Taxation Relief Avoidance: Credit Abuse?

If so, can they publish these estimates?"

Under section 21 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in
response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you. The
information you requested is available in the 2009 Financial Statement and
Budget Report which is available at:

[1]http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/Budget20....

The details are at item 55, Table 1.2 on page 11 of the booklet as
published and page 17 of the pdf document.

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Dear Callan, Aidan (G&S),

Thank you for responding to the FOI request, and for pointing out
that the information is already in the public domain.

Yours sincerely,

Nigel Jagger