Around 133,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union have voted to take strike action on 15 March 2023, the date of the Chancellor’s Spring Budget.
As a result, we would not recommend attempting to contact HMRC on this day, and expect delays either side of the strike action day as phonelines may be busier than usual.
84.13% of HMRC union members voted in favour of the strike action, while only 15.87% voted against.
The union is calling for a 10% pay rise, protected pensions and job security – with no cuts to redundancy terms. They have been offered a 2% increase by the Government.
The budget is expected to still go ahead as normal.
An HMRC spokesperson said: “Discussions are continuing between HMRC and the civil service unions. We have robust plans in place to ensure we continue delivering critical services for our customers during any industrial action.”
