| By Daniel Selwood,
on 07-01-2008 09:25
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Industrial action proposed for HMRC workers is expected to take place on 31 January - the same day as the deadline for self-assessment tax returns.
The Public and Commercial Services Union (PSC) has begun balloting its members at the Revenue, who number more than 70,000. This is in reaction to the Government's proposed 12,500 redundancies and closure of 250 offices by 2011. The ballot closes on 23 January, and the result will be announced shortly after. If action is found to be supported, it will take the form of a one-day strike followed by an overtime ban. The PCS has warned that following previous job cuts, HMRC have increasingly relied on remaining employees working overtime to mask the impact of the downsizing. The union has also expressed its anger at plans to privatise the remaining security guard work at a dozen Revenue sites across the UK. PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka, said: 'With office closures and 13,000 job cuts to date, [the Revenue is] already running on empty, resulting in deteriorating services. It is lunacy for HMRC to plough ahead with [more cutbacks]. 'HMRC's own staff survey indicates morale is dangerously low. These are some of the most loyal [employees], responsible for collecting taxes to build schools and hospitals, securing our borders and overseeing the payment of tax credits. 'HMRC cannot deliver a quality service in the face of continued arbitrary cuts and the government, and the department need to recognise that [it] needs to be properly resourced and staffed if public confidence is to be restored.'
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