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HMRC spends £35 million a year on producing and distributing printed forms and other guidance.

It also spends £55 million a year answering 12.5 million enquiries on how to complete forms through 13 telephone helplines, face to face meetings at 279 enquiry centres or via its website.

HMRC handles over 20 million telephone calls a year from taxpayers who have specific queries about their tax affairs or need general information. Its performance in answering telephone calls has improved with 72% of calls answered within 20 seconds in 2006–07, compared with 45% in 2005–06. However, it is still below the general industry benchmark of 80%.

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