Labour's Budget will give taxman sweeping new powers to take money straight from bank accounts of people failing to pay
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The tax collector will gain new powers to take money directly from current and savings accounts. This process will happen automatically without the need for a court order. The goal is to recover 4 billion pounds in unpaid debts. These sweeping powers will apply to people who fail to pay their taxes.
The taxman will be able to automatically deduct payments from current and savings accounts without obtaining a court order to attempt to recover £4billion in unpaid debts.