60 h. ago Kemi Badenoch bills taxpayers for nearly £3,000 worth of electricity bills for second home

The Tory leader claimed £1,800 worth of bills in February 2024, followed by another £1,000 a month later - both for her second home which is only just far enough away from London to claim expenses

Economics

4 d. ago HMRC boss ‘regrets’ frustrations over £49m phishing scam disclosure

The revenue body has faced criticism and questions over why MPs were not told earlier about a breach affecting around 100,000 taxpayers.

Economics

6 d. ago HMRC phishing scam rises to £49m as MPs criticise ‘unacceptable’ delay

Approximately 100,000 taxpayers were affected by an ‘organised crime’ incident which started last year

Economics

8 d. ago South Africa’s Deputy President spent R346,000 a night in London using taxpayer money

South Africa’s Deputy President spent R346,000 a night in London using taxpayer money  Business Tech

Economics

1 week ago HMRC workers admit £47m loss after phishing scam breaches 100,000 taxpayer accounts

Two senior civil servants at HM Revenue and Customs told the Treasury Committee that 100,000 people have been contacted after the breach

Economics

1 week ago HMRC has lost £47m after hack breaches the accounts of 100,000 UK taxpayer

Two senior civil servants at HMRC told the Treasury Committee that 100,000 people are being contacted after the breach

Economics

1 week ago Criminals access HMRC records of 100,000 taxpayers in £47million raid that saw scammers 'masquerading' as Brits to extract rebates from government

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) revealed today that it had locked down tens of thousands of accounts - some real and some fake - used in the scam.

Economics

1 week ago Criminals steal £47mn from HMRC after accessing 100,000 taxpayers’ accounts

MPs criticise agency for not disclosing phishing attack, which happened last year, sooner

Economics

1 week ago HMRC has lost £47 million in breach of 100,000 taxpayer accounts, MPs hear

Taxpayers who are being contacted will suffer ‘no financial loss’, according to John-Paul Marks, the chief executive of HMRC.

Economics

1 week ago HMRC loses £47million to major fraud that saw organised criminals 'masquerading' as 100,000 taxpayers to extract rebates from government

Facing MPs HMRC 's chief executive JP Marks said around 100,000 people were affected by an operation mounted by 'organised crime.

Economics

1 week ago Revealed: How Prince Harry's latest court battle over security cost British taxpayers £100,000

Prince Harry's latest battle with the Home Office over police bodyguards cost British taxpayers £100,000 - after he told the BBC: 'I wish someone had told me beforehand' there was 'no way to win'

Economics

2 w. ago Rachel Reeves as unpopular as 'Lettuce' Liz Truss's chancellor during mini

A new polls says that the Chancellor inspires as little public confidence as “Lettuce” Liz Truss’s chancellor did during the fiscal crisis

Politics

3 w. ago The migrant tent cities springing up in the suburb where one in every 112 residents is an asylum seeker

Hillingdon had supported 89 asylum seekers out of every 10,000 residents at the end of last year - and residents say taxpayers' money which the council is having to pay to house them was 'disgraceful'.

Events

3 w. ago HMRC confirms exact date huge change to income tax will start and what it means

From April next year, taxpayers earning over £50,000 from self-employment or property income will need to comply with new Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax rules

Economics

3 w. ago Rachel ‘Lettuce 2.0’ Reeves blew £65,000 of taxpayers’ cash on three

As UK borrowing hit a record 16-year high and the value of the pound plummeted, the Chancellor jetted east as part of an 11-strong delegation - all in business class

Economics