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<p>HMRC’s statutory duty of taxpayer confidentiality prevents it from commenting on
the specifics of any case. HMRC do not break costs down by individual investigations.
They are funded by Government to investigate serious tax fraud and deploy resources
to achieve value for money overall.<strong> </strong>HMRC closely collaborates with
the Environment Agency, relevant local authorities and the Crown Prosecution Service
during the course of investigations into landfill tax fraud. To date there has been
no prosecution into landfill tax fraud, but over the last five years, HMRC’s civil
compliance activity has prevented more than £1billion in incorrect landfill tax repayment
claims and it has stepped in to protect £125m of tax that would otherwise have gone
unpaid. Since it was set up in 2016, HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service has secured
and protected more than £25bn for our vital public services and has launched over
76,000 civil cases and more than 4,000 criminal investigations, securing 3,700 criminal
convictions.</p>
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