Local authorities have been given less than five months to get auditor sign-off for the devastating backlog of 80% of 2022-23 audits as government takes swift action to get on top of unacceptable backlog

The Treasury plans to increase funding for HMRC to hire an additional 5,000 staff to clamp down on tax cheats and set aside more investment for IT infrastructure

HMRC phoneline customer service satisfaction levels continue to fall with nearly two thirds of callers saying they were not happy with the service in March