Tax fraud target missed 'by a mile'

A crackdown by tax chiefs missed its target "by a mile" - meaning £850 million more than hoped was lost in tax credit fraud and error, watchdogs have said.

HM Revenue and Customs predicted it would cut the losses by £1.4 billion in 2010/11 but now concedes its efforts reduced the total by less than £500 million.
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