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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC): Strategic Hiring
Budget 2026 gives HMRC extra funding to recruit 670 additional compliance officers by 2029-30, on top of earlier plans for 5,000 and 500 compliance staff, alongside new powers to deduct overdue tax directly from bank accounts from July 2029.
Source: City AM
- Who
- HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) · UK
- What happened
- Budget 2026 gives HMRC extra funding to recruit 670 additional compliance officers by 2029-30, on top of earlier plans for 5,000 and 500 compliance staff, alongside new powers to deduct overdue tax directly from bank accounts from July 2029.
- When
- 2026-10-28
- Source
- City AM
- So what
- A deliberate hiring build-out is a statement of intent about HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)'s next phase in the sector.
The leadership read
A deliberate hiring build-out is a statement of intent about HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)'s next phase in the sector. It points to deepening executive bench strength over the coming quarters, clustered around the capabilities being bet on. Across EMEA, the seniority and function of the hires map where the company thinks it is headed.
Market context: Against a Talent Market Index of 109.3 (Hot) (up 7.6 month-on-month), EMEA is at easing (-3.6pts) on signal share.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC): 1 signal in the last 90 days.
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