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Tax arrangements of public appointees statement

24 May 2012 (updated on 24 May 2012)

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Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, made a statement in the House of Commons on 23 May on the tax arrangement of public sector appointees.

Tax arrangements

In February 2012 the Chief Secretary to the Treasury announced a review of the mechanism for senior civil service appointments whose salary exceeds £142,500. Terms and conditions are negotiated by the appointing Department and are presented to the Chief Secretary for approval of the salary.

The Chief Secretary in his statement announced the results of the review.

Rachel Reeves, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.

Watch and read the statement and the views expressed by MPs on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard. Also find current parliamentary material on the Civil Service in the Topics and News sections.

Oral statements

Oral statements are made after Question Time (or at 11am on a Friday). Statements normally relate to matters of policy or government actions. At the end of a statement, MPs can respond or question the government minister on its contents.