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HMRC has seen a 50% drop in investigations into wealthy tax evaders (bnnbreaking.com)

submitted 9 months ago by 0x815@feddit.de to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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This significant decline, from 1,417 civil inquiries in the tax year 2018-19 to just 627 in 2022-23, signals a troubling trend in the enforcement of tax laws against offshore, corporate, and wealthy taxpayers investigated by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) fraud unit.

This shift has sparked a wave of criticism, with campaigners and critics arguing that HMRC's dwindling enforcement actions are allowing tax dodgers to operate with impunity, undermining the integrity of the tax system.

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[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 16 points 9 months ago

Everything working to plan.

Ever pound spent on a tax Investigator yields many times that, so cutting their numbers only makes sense to.the rich.

[–] EdanGrey@sh.itjust.works 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm not surprised. Anyone who has to interact with HMRC regularly knows they don't have nearly enough staff and they are so behind it's untrue. They likely don't have the manpower to do investigations.

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 4 points 9 months ago

Likely? Definitely don't, and by design. A statistically significant portion of the tax evaders are in parliament, no doubt.

[–] tenebrisnox@feddit.uk 12 points 9 months ago

HMRC claim that only 5% of UK don't pay their taxes.

That 5% is worth £36 billion a year!

I've got my suspicions about who that 5% are. Damn you you single-parent, new trainer-wearing, work-shy benefit claimants! Damn you!

[–] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

Hot on the heels of this.