HMRC spends £1m on office chairs despite WFH shift

HMRC has spent over £1m on office chairs in the past three years, despite staff only being required to work in the office three days a week. The tax authority also spent £59,000 on desks and £16,000 on storage units. Joanna Marchong, of the TaxPayers' Alliance, says HMRC should “focus on delivering value for the taxpayer, rather than shelling out on fancy office furniture,” while former Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg said: “There is no point in spending a fortune on chairs if there is no one to sit upon them.”