By David Hencke | 2 May 2012
Exaro today publishes the confidential six-page letter sent by Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the Treasury, to George Osborne, chancellor. Dated last Wednesday, it outlines how a Treasury review has revealed that more than 2,000 senior UK public officials are paid ‘off payroll’.
He wrote: “The sheer scale of off-payroll engagements across government, and the length and size of these contracts, suggests that the scope for artificial tax minimisation may be greater than previously understood.”
Click on the link below to download the full letter.
Letter was behind a paywall and could not be archived.
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