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[plugsandsparks]

The point is about the tory priorities mate. They'd rather persecute the poorest members of society than make their rich mates cough up what they should.
Maybe some might think that's ok, I don't

Trev, I think Cameron has had a pretty good go at embarrassing companies that use tax management to keep their overall CT low. I was actually quite shocked when the likes of Amazon, Google, Apple, Cisco, Starbucks etc were targeted. IMHO, UKGov have no chance of doing anything meaningful on this subject except get the CT rate down. As for individuals, well Jimmy Carr and Gary Barlow were also targets. IMHO - HMRC set the rules and well paid experts minimise their impact, all quite legally, its up to HMRC to sort themselves out. However multi-nationals have many options at their disposal, don't expect much more CT from them anytime soon.

 

[trev]

HMRC estimate that figure mate, they also say that is what they think is recoverable if the government would finance their options properly.
Instead, the government employs approx 3000 people to try to recover the estimated £2 billion in overpaid/fraudulent benefit claim but only 200 to reclaim the £100 billion + owed and recoverable by their mates.
Fair enough Davey C, nee bother.

 

[Octopus]

What I thought was bang out of order was that milliband had obviously watched Cameron as he referred directly to a Cameron answer.

 

[Octopus]

The point is about the tory priorities mate. They'd rather persecute the poorest members of society than make their rich mates cough up what they should.
Maybe some might think that's ok, I don't

In the 13 years of New Labour they made our tax system so complicated not even HMRC understand it. Hence why clever accountants can run rings around them.

Interestingly the UK is now spending more than ever so something has to change. Work has to pay. Houses have to be built and the population growth has to be brought under control.

 

[trev]

In the 13 years of New Labour they made our tax system so complicated not even HMRC understand it. Hence why clever accountants can run rings apps them.

Oh come on, you can't blame the labour party for the stupidly complex tax rules. It's been like that for bloody ages, even before they got in last time

 

[Octopus]

Oh come on, you can't blame the labour party for the stupidly complex tax rules. It's been like that for bloody ages, even before they got in last time

I think you need to do some research matey

 

[trev]

Maybe you do too

 

[Englishman]

I think that when a party has been in power for 13 years, quite a lot can be blamed on them when they've failed to do anything about changing things.