The Inland Revenue Department has launched some new steps in bringing down tax debt - with one scheme linked to a key credit agency.

Following a successful pilot, the IRD will report more recalcitrant tax debtors to credit reporting agency Centrix.

Centrix Group Managing Director Keith McLaughlin says this scheme is designed to bring down company debt at this stage, not personal debt.

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