HMRC is spending more than £6 million per year on staff to administer the hated Making Tax Digital rules, which will force self-employed and other taxpayers to file tax information five times a year. You can’t hate these guys enough…
The pointless regime has as of this month begun pulling people in for the first time. This year it is for those earning over £50,000 – next year that drops to £20,000…
Guido’s FoI Unit has obtained information about the large, ragtag HMRC team administering the rules.
“At the start of the 2026/27 financial year, 158 fully MTD-trained full-time equivalent (FTE) advisors will support the introduction of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax.”
53 full time equivalent advisers make up the dedicated MTD Customer Support Team, which “provides detailed guidance and support for MTD queries, including processing exemption requests.” on top of that 105 “front-line advisers” will provide support to customers as required, based on demand. The total estimated annual salary costs for these roles in 2026/27 is £6,508,013…
65 of those advisers are on temporary contracts. The administration costs will only grow…
Starmer said to Robert Peston this afternoon:
“I’m fed up with the fact that families across the country see their bills go up and down on energy businesses bills go up and down on energy because of the actions of Putin or Trump across the world.”