Petition · past parliament
HMRC to make tackling tax evaders its top priority.
Closed
196 signatures
What the petition asks
The concern is that current direction at the HMRC is compromised; with its focus away from the 'privileged' inner-circle, and instead spread ineffectively elsewhere.
The well known Pareto Principle or 80-20 rule is widely applied in business. It says that the best results are achieved by spending 80 percent of effort on the top 20 percent of prospects by value. Using the same principle; HMRC should target large-sum avoidance by spending 80% of its resources on the top 20% of companies and individuals by the potential revenue that could be recovered.
Timeline
| 18 Apr 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Oct 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
196
Status
Closed
Opened
18 Apr 2016
Closed
18 Oct 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.