HMRC unveils £1bn war chest for tax evaders - papers

Less than a week after the Chancellor proposed a rise in income tax to 50% for the highest earners, the Revenue said that it would spend a quarter of its £4bn budget on catching tax-dodgers. Lesley Strathie, who took over as the HMRC's chief executive and permanent secretary five months ago, said that the organisation would relentlessly pursue those who bent or broke the rules. The clampdown comes after a change of tack by the Revenue's prosecutors last year. In its "litigation and settlement review" the Revenue promised to take more people to court to recover tax instead of cutting dea...