Budget 2010: Alistair Darling to target tax evasion

By Robert Winnett, Deputy Political Editor 857PM GMT twenty-two March 2010

HM Revenue and Customs will be means to levy a excellent of up to 200pc of the volume in delinquent tax. The crackdown is approaching to see the Treasury reception "several billion" pounds in delinquent tax.

Alistair Darling, the Chancellor, is accepted to hold that the Treasury contingency take a tough proceed to taxation semblance when augmenting taxes for law-abiding Britons in the Budget .

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A Whitehall source pronounced "Everyone contingency compensate their satisfactory share of tax. If people try to lie us we will come down on them really hard. The penalties will be really severe."

The Government has not long ago offering amnesties for people with undeclared offshore resources to come forward, with tens of thousands of people receiving up the offer. However, tens of billions that have not been sufficient taxed are still thought to be dark in offshore taxation havens.

HMRC will additionally begin "naming and shaming" taxation evaders from subsequent month.