1、A picture of the National Audit Office logoSESSION 2024-25 10 FEBRUARY 2025 HC 675The administrative cost ofthetax systemHM Revenue&CustomsREPORTThe National Audit Office(NAO)scrutinises public spending for Parliament and is independent of government and the civil service.We help Parliament hold gov

2、ernment to account and weuse our insights to help people who manage and govern public bodies improve public services.The Comptroller and Auditor General(C&AG),Gareth Davies,is an Officer of the House of Commons and leads the NAO.Weaudit the financial accounts of departments and other publicbodies.We

3、 also examine and report on the value for money of how public money has been spent.In 2023,the NAOs work led to a positive financial impact through reduced costs,improved service delivery,or other benefits to citizens,of 1.59 billion.This represents around 17for every pound of our net expenditure.We

4、 are the UKs independent public spending watchdog.We support Parliament in holding government toaccountand we help improve public services throughour high-quality audits.Report by the Comptroller and Auditor GeneralOrdered by the House of Commons to be printed on 6 February 2025This report has been

5、prepared under Section 6 of the National Audit Act 1983 for presentation to the House ofCommons in accordance with Section 9 of the ActGareth Davies Comptroller and Auditor General National Audit Office31 January 2025HC 675|10.00The administrative cost ofthetax systemHM Revenue&CustomsThe material f

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