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or caravan sites, were reclassified as<br />

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grants a certificate for the attributed<br />

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of 1 J u n e 20 1 6.<br />

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p r a c t i c es. T h ose t a x p a y er s t h a t w ou l d<br />

w a s i n t r od u c ed . U n d er t h i s sy st em ,<br />

be classified as ”reliable” would benefit<br />

t a x p a y er s m a y q u a l i f y a s ” r el i a b l e” or<br />

f r om r ed u c ed t a x a u t h or i t y d ea d l i n es<br />

32 I n d i rect T ax i n <strong>2016</strong>

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