HMRC
HMRC warns up to £3.5bn has been paid out in error or to fraudulent claims by the furlough scheme
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have told MP’s on the Public Account Committee it estimates that between 5-10% of furlough cash has been wrongly awarded, with the latest government figures indicating around £35.4bn having been paid out through the scheme, already the upper end of this estimate would leave £3.5bn having been paid out incorrectly.
8 September 2020