Whatever the problem, the answer is always a task force (or an inquiry or a commission).
The Observer reports:
On Monday, Cameron will announce the establishment of a taskforce, led by HM Revenue & Customs and the National Crime Agency, to examine the legality of the financial affairs of companies mentioned in the Panama Papers, where documents relating to his father’s offshore fund were discovered by the Guardian and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.
The taskforce will draw on investigators, compliance specialists and analysts from HMRC, the National Crime Agency, the Serious Fraud Office and the Financial Conduct Authority. There will be new money provided of up to £10m.
Can such a task force do anything more than a competent HMRC could do? And if the HMRC is less than competent, will a task force be any better? Or is it the case that - once again - Cameron is confusing an announcement with an achievement?
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