By Corey Charlton for MailOnline A VIP service is to be held at Westminster Abbey to recognise the taxman's work collecting revenue. HM Revenue and Customs chief executive Lin Homer has invited guests to a VIP event at the Abbey on September 23 where guests including staff, civil servants and partners will join to pay tribute to the taxman's work. Ms Homer, who is the former boss of UK Borders Agency (UKBA), has recently been criticised regarding the huge payout the Government has been required to make to a U.S. defence firm following a failed UKBA IT project. HMRC boss Lin Homer, pictured, has invited VIP guests to the event which will be take place on September 23
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VIP service to recognise and praise taxman to be held at Westminster Abbey
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HMRC chief executive Lin Homer has invited VIP guests to exclusive event
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Taxpayers' Alliance: 'The last thing they need is a day out at the Abbey'
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