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Good morning and thank you for inviting me to your 20th Annual Payroll Conference. It is a pleasure to be here.

You’ve asked me to talk about how Inland Revenue’s ‘Making Tax Simpler’ is progressing and how advice and feedback from payroll professionals like yourselves shaped the proposals in the forthcoming Bill.

I’ll talk to you about the current PAYE proposals- what they cover, how they’ll be implemented and how we used your feedback in their development.

Thank you for inviting me to open your conference.

It is a pleasure to be here.

I haven’t been in the Revenue portfolio very long but I have learned very quickly how important this grouping of professionals is to the success of our tax system.

Your professional advice provided in analysing policy proposals and suggesting improvements makes your contribution invaluable.

I take over the Revenue portfolio at a significant point for our economy and for the tax system.