Question NW2369 to the Minister of Finance
31 August 2017 - NW2369
Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Finance
Whether, with reference to his answer to question 1614 on 4 August 2017, he can indicate (a) What number of complaints have been lodged with the Ombudsman and (b) what number of the complaints submitted, expressed as percentages,
Reply:
(a) What number of complaints have been lodged with the Ombudsman
|
Financial period |
Total number |
|
2013/14 |
156 |
|
2014/15 |
1270 |
|
2015/16 |
2133 |
NB: Final information relating to the 2016/17 will be made available once the Annual Report is tabled in Parliament. In regard to earlier Parliamentary Question 1614, details relating to 2016/17 were provisional and were still to be verified.
and (b) what number of the complaints submitted, expressed as percentages,
(i) were successful for the applicant(s) and (ii) were unsuccessful in that there was no merit in the applications? NW2614E
|
Year |
Successful for taxpayer |
Unsuccessful for taxpayer |
|
2013/14 |
80% |
20% |
|
2014/15 |
84% |
16% |
|
2015/16 |
87% |
13% |
NB: The 2016/17 information will be made available once the Annual Report has been tabled in Parliament.