UK expats 'hunted like animals' for their taxes

Their stay has a sting in the tail'

- By David Williamson

THE Spanish government has been warned to rein in its “out of control” tax authority — said to be hounding expat Brits — or face legal action.

An international law firm plans to sue Spain unless it curbs “rapacious tax inspectors” who are guilty of “deplorable conduct”.

The Spanish Tax Authority’s “rampant” inspectors are accused of “turning lives upside down” and “destroying” people’s health. Both expats and Spaniards are said to fear a “knock on the door”, “sudden investigation and relentless pursuit”.

Law firm Amsterdam & Partners LLP said taxpayers are “hunted like animals until exhaustion and terror overwhelm them”.