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UK to waste £9.3bn in taxes: study

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25 March 2008

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2008 will see £1.4bn rise compared to previous year, claims TaxAction report

UK taxpayers will this year waste almost £9.3 billion in unnecessary tax payments, claims the latest research.

The 16th annual TaxAction report from Unbiased.co.uk shows that the 2008 amount will increase by almost £1.4 billion compared to 12 months earlier.

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