HMRC publishes costs to Exchequer of gift aid relief May 9, 2012 by Fulcrum HMRC has published figures showing that it made gift aid payment to charities totalling £1.075bn last year, and paid an additional £360m back to higher-rate taxpayers in tax relief on charitable donations. Tania Mason. Civil Society website. 1 May 2012 FulcrumShareTweetShare