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Record £12bn tax haul boosts Osborne
Largest monthy surplus since the 2008 bailout
CHANCELLOR George Osborne got a gift from his tax-dodging chums yesterday as official figures showed a big boost to public finances last month.
Official statistics revealed a record self-assessment tax take of over £12 billion in January — creating the largest monthly government surplus since the 2008 bankers’ bailout.
But that figure includes billions in bosses’ bonuses paid out late to exploit a 2013 Tory tax cut.
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