11th July, 2000 - Final appeal to MPs

Final appeal to MPs
The report stage of the Finance Bill is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday next week (18/19 July).

The opposition parties can put down amendments in a final attempt to limit the damage that IR35 is undoubtedly causing to the UK economy.

We know the Government has the majority to force this ill-begotten legislation onto the statute book - but that is not going to stop us making one last appeal to MPs to think again.

Whether or not you have already written to your MP, please write TODAY asking them to remove IR35 from the Finance Bill.

To help you do this we have put some recent documents on the PCG website.

Open letter from CBI, FSB and PCG in the Financial Times. https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/ft-article.html

Links to the 'ICAEW report on IR35' and 'ICAEW response to the Inland Revenue' have been added to the 'Resource' section ;

Here

You are encouraged to print these off and send them to your MP with a covering letter. If you do not have much time, a simple note saying "As your constituent I hope you will read these before the final stages of the Finance Bill next week" will do fine. If you have time, explain the likely effect of IR35 on your own business and family.

Write to:

(MPs Name), MP
House Of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA

You can find out who your MP is here:

Here

Gareth Williams
PCG Chairman