HMRC signs deal on new Belfast office for 1,600 staff
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has formally signed an agreement to lease Erskine House in Belfast for 25 years. The new site will accommodate 1,600 full-time employees from across the department by 2021.
The departments include fraud investigation, business compliance, debt management and tax credits.
Jon Thompson, HMRC chief executive, said: "Our Belfast regional centre is another step in HMRC's transformation into a modern, digitally-advanced tax authority.
"We will bring teams together, promoting closer working relationships, increasing our effectiveness in collecting taxes and targeting the minority who don't pay.
"This is the start of a process that will see staff come together in state-of-the-art facilities, and make HMRC an important contributor to the economy and to communities in Belfast."
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