The country's most senior tax collector Dave Hartnett has been condemned by MPs for "scandalising” mistakes as pressure grew for him to resign immediately and it emerged he could walk away with a bonus and £1.7 million pension pot.
Mr Hartnett, the permanent secretary at HM Revenue and Customs was yesterday heavily criticised by MPs for being “unduly cosy” with big business.
In a damning report, the Public Accounts Committee found that tax officials have not collected up to £25 billion from big businesses.
On top of that, the tax authority was found to have made a series of “sweetheart” deals with major companies, including a decision to waive a £10 million bill for giant US investment bank Goldman Sachs.
The controversy yesterday divided the Coalition, as the Prime Minister backed the taxman and Liberal Democrats expressed their concern at the revelations.
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