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Tag Archives: Public Accounts Committee
Evade or Avoid?
Reposted from Accounting Web Leading tax experts have called on the government to settle a backlog of 65,000 tax avoidance schemes, as more evidence emerged that the “Hodge effect” is making HMRC staff reluctant to settle disputes without recourse to … Continue reading
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Tagged DOTAS, HMRC, Margaret Hodge, Public Accounts Committee, tax avoidance
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MPs criticise ‘smug’ HMRC over debt recovery plans
Reposted from Accountingweb HMRC directors are complacent, smug and are proposing powers that go against the principle of the Magna Carta, MPs claimed. Senior managers were due back for another grilling at the PAC on Wednesday 16 July. The criticisms … Continue reading
Duncan Smith denies ‘deception’ over universal credit
Reposted from BBC news The BBC making negative comments about the lies that IDS has been telling about Universal Credit…Gosh, wonders will never cease! Related Stories Labour ‘to pause universal credit’ Universal Credit policy expanded Universal Credit inquiry ‘hampered’ A … Continue reading
Why stubborn Iain Duncan Smith is no statesman
Reposted from the Observer Now I know I may seem as if I am IDS bashing of late *slaps self on wrist* but all I would say is that he’s in the News so much because everything he touches turns … Continue reading
Education funding body slammed by PAC
Reposted from Accountingweb The Education Funding Agency needs to be more efficient and improve at spotting academies whose accounts aren’t clear enough, said the Public Accounts Committee. The government-run agency distributes £54bn of funding a year to education providers, including local authorities, academies and academy … Continue reading
Atos accused of misleading government over how quickly it could process claims
Reposted from the Guardian Oh look it’s my favourite lady, Margaret Hodge wagging her finger at Atos again! Margaret Hodge also accuses the Department for Work and Pensions of overlooking discrepancies in Atos’ tendering document. Photograph: Richard Gardner/Rex The … Continue reading
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Tagged Atos, dwp, Margaret Hodge, NAO, PIP, Public Accounts Committee
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DWP on verge of meltdown over big welfare projects – Margaret Hodge
Ah…Mrs Hodge strikes again. Take that DWP! Margaret Hodge singled out the DWP as struggling with the delivery of welfare changes. Photograph: Richard Gardner/REX Iain Duncan Smith‘s Department for Work and Pensions is facing “meltdown” over three of its … Continue reading
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Tagged dwp, FoI, Iain Duncan Smith, ONS, Public Accounts Committee
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