Only 1 out of every 503 individual returns filed got a face-to-face examination in fiscal 2010 (a 4 percent increase in coverage over fiscal year 2009), while 1 of every 110 returns got an audit by mail (a more than 8 percent increase over fiscal year2009).

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In his statement Thursday, Ryley said Sky News had commissioned an internal audit of payment records, alongside the external review of e-mail records.

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