1.GENERAL
1.1 Ministerial reshuffle
In last week's ministerial reshuffle, the Rt.
Hon. Mel Stride MP has retained his role as the Financial Secretary
to the Treasury.
Robert Jenrick MP has been appointed Exchequer Secretary to
the Treasury. His role includes ministerial responsibility for
charity taxation.
www.gov.uk/government/ministers
1.2 Growing challenges facing HMRC – Public Accounts
Committee (PAC) report
The PAC has published a report highlighting concerns
for the taxpayer from the growing challenges faced by
HMRC.
The report notes that HMRC is undertaking 15 major
transformation programmes and faces additional pressure as a result
of Brexit. The report advises that HMRC, together with the
Treasury, will need to make decisions on how it allocates limited
resources to its operations to increase tax revenues, protect
performance levels, prioritise its transformation and estate
programmes, and invest in measures to tackle tax evasion, fraud
