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Written question asked by William Bain (Labour) on Friday, 20 February 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 February 2015. It was answered by David Gauke (Conservative) on Tuesday, 3 March 2015 on behalf of the Treasury.


Tax Avoidance and Evasion

Question

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in HM Revenue and Customs have been assigned to deal with (a) pursuing cases of tax evasion and (b) investigating tax avoidance schemes in each of the last four financial years.

Answer

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) allocates resources in a flexible manner, so that it maximises performance.

Information on the structure and organisation of HM Revenue and Customs is available at

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrcs-annual-report-and-accounts


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
224575
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Staff Tax avoidance Tax evasion Revenue and Customs
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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