Small steps could cut £9bn from tax bills

BRITONS will pay £9 billion in unnecessary tax during 2010 as they fail to take simple steps to reduce their tax bill, new research says.

By The Newsroom

Published 10th Mar 2010, 23:33 BST

Updated 10th Mar 2010, 23:41 BST

For example, taxpayers are paying an extra 3.94bn by failing to claim tax credits due to them, according to professional advice website Unbiased.co.uk.