by Mike Lewis | Jan 14, 2026
The government needs to tackle tax non-compliance to balance its books. New measures to close the ‘tax gap’ – the revenue lost to tax avoidance, evasion and other non-compliance – were the November Budget’s third-largest revenue-raising measure. Together...
by Mike Lewis | Nov 26, 2025
Budget’s third-largest tax pledge relies on UK tax authority that is suffering from recruitment delays and unfinished IT systems Just 26 of 6,700 extra compliance/debt staff promised by Chancellor are so far in post Decision to retain tax on digital...
by Mike Lewis | Nov 19, 2025
What is Rachel Reeves’ second-biggest revenue-raising policy so far? As well as being a question for the most niche pub quiz ever, It’s something that would be near-impossible to guess from the public debate in the run up to this year’s Autumn...
by Mike Lewis | Nov 19, 2025
Full report HMRC is under pressure. Generational demands on key areas of public spending from defence to social care to special educational needs; a Treasury adhering to strict fiscal rules on borrowing; and a government struggling to minimize breaches of its...
by Mike Lewis | Aug 29, 2025
The UK is in a fiscal tight spot. The Chancellor has promised to raise an additional £7.5 billion over the next four years by boosting HMRC compliance efforts. The Autumn Budget is likely to see more measures intended to make this number go up: perhaps extra...
