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<p>The amount spent by HMRC in each of the last five years on office accommodation
for staff who will be relocating to its Edinburgh Regional Centre, which is currently
being constructed at 1 Sibbald Walk, Edinburgh is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2018-19,
£13 million</p><p>2017-18, £12 million</p><p>2016-17, £13 million</p><p>2015-16, £13
million</p><p>2014-15, £14 million</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has signed an agreement for
lease for 1 Sibbald Walk, Edinburgh, which will become its Edinburgh Regional Centre
and it has so far spent around £0.5 million from HMRC’s budget.</p><p>Construction
is under way and it is the responsibility of the developer to deliver the building
to an agreed specification, which HMRC will then lease. HMRC will occupy 90 per cent
of the building and will commence payments during 2019-20 in accordance with the terms
of the lease.</p><p>HMRC’s move to regional centres will save around £300 million
up to 2025. It will deliver annual cash savings of £74 million in 2025-26, rising
to around £90 million from 2028, while modernising how HMRC work and helping to improve
customer service.</p>
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