Taxman to get bugging powers

[hat-tip: SpyBlog]

The Sunday Times:

TAX inspectors are to be given new powers allowing them to tap taxpayers’ telephones and plant bugs inside their homes and offices.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) says its inspectors need such covert surveillance to tackle the growing threat from organised and white-collar crime.

However, lawyers and accountants argue that the move could breach human rights and have condemned ministers for “creeping authoritarianism”.

Read the SpyBlog article.

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