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A HMRC error leaves savers in 'real danger' of overpaying tax bills. S avers are at risk of overpaying after HMRC sent duplicate tax demands, it has been warned.

Labour Party government taxman HMRC has sent follow-up letters to many savers that wrongly combine new charges on savings interest with amounts already included in earlier bills.

These new "simple assessment " notices show total figures that add both new and old liabilities together, even when the original payment has already been made.

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Tax experts have warned that the mix-up is causing widespread confusion, with some people at risk of accidentally paying the same tax twice.

Savers were then sent a second “simple assessment”

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