Revenue Blunders in UK - 15M Wrong Tax Bills
FIFTEEN Million Tax Payers in UK are being told that they have paid the wrong tax – all because of a computer mess up.
Civil servant Douglas Marsh has received a letter from HM Revenue and Customs demanding £11,000 in back payments Douglas, 61, said: "It was shocking to get this in the post - it's an outrageous amount to ask anyone to be paying.”
A Labour MP had this to say about the Revenue Department, “The Revenue doesn't tell the politicians, they don't admit the problems and don't even consult their staff. Demotivated, hidden away, it's a bunker mentality hoping to get through, hoping to survive, hoping next year will be better. That's not good enough for a public service.”
This mess could affect one in three tax payers.