Tax cheats cost far more than benefits cheats – yet far fewer are prosecuted
Analysis of HMRC data shows that the political culture is far more sympathetic to tax avoiders
Analysis of HMRC data shows that the political culture is far more sympathetic to tax avoiders
Despite years of calls for better management, in 2013-14 overpayments amounted to £1.4 billion and underpayments to £0.4 billion.
Benefit fraud accounted for just 0.7 per cent of welfare spending in 2013/2014, according to new government figures published today.
Get angry about people playing the system by all means, but start at the top and work your way down if you expect to be taken seriously.
We should be a lot angrier about the antics of people like Gary Barlow than about purported benefit fraud.
Why are local authorities permitted to squander taxpayers’ money on something that appears to be about as effective as homeopathy?
The latest report estimates fraud and error levels in the benefit system in Great Britain, published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) today, found that benefit fraud accounts for just 0.7 per cent of the welfare budget.
The huge discrepancy between the reality and public perceptions of benefit fraud legitimates government reforms and backs Labour into a political corner.
Why on earth would the Sun focus on benefit fraud rather than tax avoidance, asks Alex Hern. Could it be because of the actions of their proprietor, one R. Murdoch Esq?
By Tim Nichols Ed Miliband’s speech contained some tremendously important and bold attacks on powerful elites that have helped create and perpetuate today’s social and economic inequalities. Despite much to welcome it is important understand why many may be upsettest