HMRC defends 'most wanted' tax fugitive list

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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has defended the publication of a tax evaders 'most wanted' list amid criticism from Labour.

Last week HMRC published the name and photograph of people it said had cost the taxpayer millions in lost revenue. The BBC reports only one in 20 people named had been caught, a statistic Labour said proved the project had been a "huge failure". However, HMRC said it was a simple way of getting fresh leads on the whereabouts of those listed. HMRC director of criminal investigation said the gallery was a cost-effective way of bringing in valuable information about the suspects, adding bringing them to justice was a "long process" . HMRC has added ten more faces to the gallery. Sha...

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