Councillor slams decision to close Lisburn HMRC office

By The Newsroom
Published 12th Nov 2015, 13:40 BST
File photo dated 18/03/13 of a general view of pound coins on HM Revenue & Customs forms as billions of pounds of taxpayers' money is being lost because of the failure of HM Revenue and Customs to clamp down effectively on fraud and error, MPs warned today. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Tuesday May 21, 2013. The Commons Public Accounts Committee said HMRC was set to achieve less than half the projected savings from reducing fraud and error in the payment of tax credits. The 2010 spending review set HMRC a target of saving £8 billion by 2015, but the committee said that it now estimated it would miss its goal by £5 billion. See PA story POLITICS Fraud. Photo credit should read: Rui Vieira/PA WireFile photo dated 18/03/13 of a general view of pound coins on HM Revenue & Customs forms as billions of pounds of taxpayers' money is being lost because of the failure of HM Revenue and Customs to clamp down effectively on fraud and error, MPs warned today. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Tuesday May 21, 2013. The Commons Public Accounts Committee said HMRC was set to achieve less than half the projected savings from reducing fraud and error in the payment of tax credits. The 2010 spending review set HMRC a target of saving £8 billion by 2015, but the committee said that it now estimated it would miss its goal by £5 billion. See PA story POLITICS Fraud. Photo credit should read: Rui Vieira/PA Wire
File photo dated 18/03/13 of a general view of pound coins on HM Revenue & Customs forms as billions of pounds of taxpayers' money is being lost because of the failure of HM Revenue and Customs to clamp down effectively on fraud and error, MPs warned today. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Tuesday May 21, 2013. The Commons Public Accounts Committee said HMRC was set to achieve less than half the projected savings from reducing fraud and error in the payment of tax credits. The 2010 spending review set HMRC a target of saving £8 billion by 2015, but the committee said that it now estimated it would miss its goal by £5 billion. See PA story POLITICS Fraud. Photo credit should read: Rui Vieira/PA Wire
Lisburn Councillor Alexander Redpath has slammed the decision to close the Revenue and Customs office in Lisburn.

It has been revealed that the Lisburn office on the Hillsborough Road is one of six regional offices which will close between 2016 and 2021.

HMRC said it is phasing the closures to