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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Mikey Smith

Government blows £144,000 on professional voice artist for tax helpline

Rishi Sunak’s HMRC has blown £144,000 on a professional voice artist to read out thousands of messages for the Government’s Tax helpline.

HM Revenue and Customs signed a three-year contract with with Mazaru, a London-based agency - to provide “top notch” recordings, and the same voice actor every time.

In contract documents, HMRC said: “We would like to retain the services of the same Voice Artist to ensure consistency of customer experience” and “continuity in HMRC tone.”

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