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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rupert Jones

HMRC struggling to cope as customer service levels hit ‘all-time low’

A photograph of HMRC letters and cash. As the public accounts committee notes rising call-waiting times, the tax office is trying to wean service users off contact with real people over the telephone in favour of YouTube videos and chatbots
HMRC is trying to wean service users off contact with real people over the telephone in favour of YouTube videos and chatbots. Photograph: Ascannio/Alamy

Customer service levels at HM Revenue and Customs have sunk to an “all-time low”, parliament’s spending watchdog has said.

Users regularly encounter long call-waiting times as the tax department apparently struggles to cope with demand, a report by the cross-party public accounts committee (PAC) has found.

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