Rise in suicide attempts linked to HMRC tax crackdown as MPs criticise 'sham' review into loan charge schemes

Rise in suicide attempts linked to HMRC tax crackdown as MPs criticise 'sham' review into loan charge schemes

HMRC has been accused of harassing ordinary people who were victims of mis-selling when they signed up to 'loan charge' schemes that the government has declared as tax avoidance. Now MPs and campaigners have branded the independent review as a "cover-up".

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The government tax department has now responded to various recommendations from a committee of parliamentarians, with some new measures to be introduced, while other calls for change have been rejected HM Revenue and Customs has rejected a number of recommendations for customer service improvements put forward in a report from members of parliament’s Public Accounts Committee.  However, among the recommended measures that the tax agency has sig…

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Four more people have attempted to take their own life in relation to the loan charge scandal, which has left tens of thousands of contractors facing huge bills for tax their employers should have paid, Sky News has learnt. HMRC has made 17 referrals to the police watchdog (Independent Office for Police Conduct) over the suicide attempts of 14 people, up from the 13 referrals of 10 people previously known about in October 2023. The figures, reve…

Rise in suicide attempts linked to HMRC tax crackdown as MPs criticise

Four more people have attempted to take their own life in relation to the loan charge scandal, which has left tens of thousands of contractors facing huge bills for tax their employers should have paid, Sky News has learnt. HMRC has made 17 referrals to the police watchdog (Independent Office for Police Conduct) over the suicide attempts of 14 people, up from the 13 referrals of 10 people previously known about in October 2023. The figures, reve…

To be a support. With this aim, the Besarkada association was born at the end of 2016. It wants to offer a support to the relatives and friends of those who have committed suicide, and to help prevent suicides, becoming a safe place for those who are suffering. Elena Aisa is the president (Pamplona, 1961). Last year, 58 people committed suicide in Navarre, five fewer than in 2023. However, they are many. Even one would be many. Have you ever sai…