Tax experts have offered their support to HMRC, following the publication of a government report that claims the department has made insufficient progress in tackling avoidance and evasion.

The new document from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) claims the Revenue has been neither transparent nor consistent when anticipating and measuring its compliance yield, the additional revenue generated through activities to identify and prevent losses arising from legal and illegal tax dodging.

The PAC – chaired by controversial MP Margaret Hodge – also attacks the …