The Tories are going to mount a last ditch attempt next week to halt the juggernaut of new powers that will be granted to HMRC, when the finance bill enters its final stages.
Shadow chief secretary, Philip Hammond, made the promise specifically in relation to the new powers which include the right to "raid" businesses and visit the offices of advisers during a tax investigation.
These powers will quite clearly be used for fishing expeditions, as there is no oversight over HMRC.
The Liberal Democrats are backing the Tories, and note that civil liberties are at stake.
HMRC is meant to be purely an administrative function that collects taxes, it is not meant to be a weapon used by the state against the people.
Tax does have to be taxing.
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