8 Am I'm Not Sure I See the Need to Apologise 5.30pm I Am Deeply Sorry People Are Facing Unexpected Tax Bills ; Tax Boss Is F Inally Forced to Back Down in Row Over Paye Blunders [Scot Region]
Mail on Sunday › September 12, 2010
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BRITAIN'S top tax official was last night forced to issue a grovelling apology to more than a million people facing surprise bills - after previously saying he felt no need to say sorry.
Dave Hartnett, Permanent Secretary for tax at Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC), had left Chancellor George Osborne 'incandescent with anger' after saying, 'I'm not sure I see a need to apologise' over blunders that left 1.4million people facing demands for an average of Pounds 1,428 extra tax.See the full content of this document
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8 Am I'm Not Sure I See the Need to Apologise 5.30pm I Am Deeply Sorry People Are Facing Unexpected Tax Bills ; Tax Boss Is F Inally Forced to Back Down in Row Over Paye Blunders [Scot Region]
He also said taxpayers owing large amounts would be given less time to pay it back than those owing a small amount.
But in a humiliating U-turn nine hours after the BBC interview was made public, Mr Hartnett declared: 'I am deepl...See the full content of this document
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