Revenue and Customs: Location

(asked on 18th July 2017) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, to what extent HM Revenue and Customs took account of local labour market conditions and regional economic prospects when it decided to close many of its existing offices and move to regional centres.


Answered by
Mel Stride Portrait
Mel Stride
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
This question was answered on 24th July 2017

I refer the honourable gentlemen to my written answer on 11 July 2017, (UIN 2583) which refers to the to the location principles HMRC used to select its regional centres.

Whilst accepting there may be an impact on locations it is leaving, HMRC is committed to maximising tax revenue, increasing compliance and reducing the tax gap while delivering best value to the taxpayer.

However, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) expects the economic impact on locations it is leaving to be limited as those taking up posts in a regional centre will continue their normal activities where they live and the office accommodation HMRC vacates is likely to be re-let or redeveloped by the landlords.

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