Lib Dem Conference 2011: Over 2,000 tax inspectors will target wealthy

He told the Liberal Democrat conference this would ensure 350,000 top earners paid their "fair share" of tax, the BBC reports. Alexander said a crackdown on tax evasion and avoidance announced a year ago was working, with £2bn set to be raised this year with a target of £7bn by 2015. There already exists a special unit within the Inland Revenue to focus on the tax arrangements of the wealthiest 5,000 people in the UK. But the new staff will be employed to scrutinise the accounts of an additional 350,000 people who each have a total wealth of more than £2.5m. Alexander said: "It ...