Tax Avoidance
The rich, the poor and the middle pay a lot of tax
There are some very misleading headlines around today in response to HMRC income tax receipts data which the Government has released to support its capping of unlimited reliefs. The Metro reports that it shows “multi-millionaires hand over less than cleaners” as 6 per cent of those earning more than £10 million a year paid less [...] Read the rest of this entry »
The rich, the poor and the middle pay a lot of tax
There are some very misleading headlines around today in response to HMRC income tax receipts data which the Government has released to support its capping of unlimited reliefs. The Metro reports that it shows “multi-millionaires hand over less than cleaners” as 6 per cent of those earning more than £10 million a year paid less [...] Read the rest of this entry »
COMMENT: Tax transparency treats the symptom not the cause
If we worry about politicians dodging taxes, attack the dodging, not the privacy, writes the Matthew Sinclair for the New Statesman. Do we really want to live in a country where politicians have to hand out their tax returns, medical history and birth certificate to the press, like they do in the United States? I [...] Read the rest of this entry »
TaxPayers’ Alliance reports Ken Livingstone to HMRC over tax irregularities
When details of Ken Livingstone’s tax arrangements first emerged, I wrote about my concerns on my blog. I said that “…for Ken Livingstone to throw around accusations of tax dodging one minute then rely on his accountants to minimise his own burden the next is clearly hypocritical.” Following further revelations, we have decided that it [...] Read the rest of this entry »
Lower and simpler taxes are part of combating tax evasion
At the end of last week, I discussed tax evasion on the Radio 4 World Tonight programme with the host Ritula Shah and activist Richard Murphy. Everyone should pay their fair share but, as I argued, condemning those who break the law is only part of the equation. We also need lower and simpler taxes [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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