HM Revenue & Customs in fine form

I read on Sky News that "Fraud and blunders by the HM Revenue and Customs are costing British taxpayers £1bn a year. Despite thousands of complaints and promises of improvements, there is "little evidence" HMRC has got the tax credit system under control, according to a committee of senior MPs.

Some £65bn has been paid out in tax credits since their introduction in 2003."


It is my belief that Tax Credits were brought in partly because Gordon Brown is a control freak and really wants to micro-manage everything and partly because if he can get a client base of people on tax credits then he has a much better than evens chance of keeping them as Labour voters.