In October 2006, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs introduced a new scheme designed to encourage staff to submit proposals for working more efficiently and effectively, to enable the best proposals to be rolled out quickly across the Department, and in the process to develop the capabilities and initiative of the staff involved.The scheme is expected to deliver a 110 per cent. return over two years, in terms of both efficiency savings and greater operational effectiveness. To date, approximately £850,000 has been invested in the implementation of proposals and projects arising from the scheme, which it is expected would deliver a return of approximately £935,000 over the next two years.