Nadhim Zahawi tax inquiry: No penalties for ‘innocent’ tax errors, says HMRC boss
Calls for resignations over Nadhim Zahawi tax inquiry The boss of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has told MPs there are “no penalties for innocent errors”, as he was quizzed on the tax furore surrounding Nadhim Zahawi. HMRC chief executive Jim Harra, appearing before the Public Accounts Committee where he was due to discuss tax compliance and the pandemic, was pressed on some of the questions surrounding the tax arrangements for the embattled Conservative Party chairman. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has ordered an investigation by Sir Laurie Magnus, his independent adviser on ministers’ interests, into whether Mr Zahawi broke ministerial rules over the estimated £4.8 million bill he settled with HMRC while he was chancellor. It came after the Guardian reported that Mr Zahawi had paid a penalty as part of the dispute. The Mirror Homepage: https://www.mirror.co.uk The Mirror Facebook: http://facebook.com/dailymirror The Mirror IG: http://instagram.com/dailymirror The Mirror TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymirror The Mirror Twitter: http://twitter.com/DailyMirror Sign up for our newsletters: https://www.mirror.co.uk/email #TheMirror #News #NadhimZahawi
