Taxman brings in record £1 billion from avoidance crackdown (Embargoed until 00:01 Sunday 13 September)

Published date 2015-09-11 11:59
EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01 SUNDAY 13 SEPTEMBER
HMRC has collected £1 billion in tax payments from users of tax avoidance schemes as a result of the government’s new rules to collect disputed tax upfront, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke, announced today.