BN66 - Court of Appeal and beyond

[centurian]

'Budget to build on the spirit of BN66' :: Contractor UK

Signatories of the petition to repeal the clause, which is said to have bankrupt hundreds of families, include PCG's John Brazier and, it appears, Vince Cable, deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats.

Is this true - did he sign a petition to repeal BN66.

[DonkeyRhubarb]

'Budget to build on the spirit of BN66' :: Contractor UK



Is this true - did he sign a petition to repeal BN66.

Cable's name was up there for a while but I suspect it may not have been him because it got taken off later.

However, he is known for occasionally putting his foot in it so perhaps he did sign it and then thought better of it.

One of the main protagonists from HMRC also signed it.

[centurian]

Maybe they'll say they signed it - not understanding what it meant.

Like a whole bunch of environmental activists signed a petition calling for the banning the use of the chemical "dihydrogen monoxide" - a chemical found in lakes and rivers and in our food.

It's also a key component of floods, causing millions of deaths each year.



Dihydrogen Monoxide = H2O = Water

[DonkeyRhubarb]

I have never posted on the board because I was hoping all you IT experts might give us a site to discuss key issues privately. I work as a drilling engineer in Aberdeen, freelancing since 1988. I joined the scheme from day 1 and intend to see this through to the bitter end. I suffered a double whammy in 2001 with IR35 and Equitable Life, as my livelihood/way of life was threatened and my 13 years of pension payments evaporated overnight.

Our current situation is not good and for me the final straw was reading the protocol on tax changes because I didnt think they would have enough sense to do that. It told me they know exactly what they are doing, vindictively attacking a small group of contractors (who are undoubtedly seen as plebs not knowing their place) while writing a protocol that says it wont happen again.

Having read the protocol the question is whether these guidelines will mean anything when set against legal precedent if we lose. Given that situation my suggestion is that we take out a full page advert in a national paper on the introduction of retrospective taxation in the UK. We have already seen enough comments on the board to put together a hard hitting headline and a few words (not too many) in very bold print. I was told the cost for a one page advert is around £35k. I am certainly willing to put some money into that and perhaps Gaines-Cooper and the property developers might support it.

Yes we can wait for the SC but that would be too late and at the current time retrospective taxation is a fact in law whether it is being enforced or not. We need to alert UK plc to the threat that is out there and although I have written to the CBI I cant see any other way of bringing the facts to a wider audience although others may have a better idea. It may seem like pouring good money after bad but I hate this feeling of being totally powerless as we are singled out for special treatment, when everything was perfectly legal until Budget 2008.
regards

Hi and welcome to our little gathering.

I'm bumping your post just in case anyone missed it.

[smalldog]

Hi and welcome to our little gathering.

I'm bumping your post just in case anyone missed it.

id be happy to contribute, what harm can it do now anyway

[rosebud]

Bringing the introduction of retrospective tax to a wider public

Hi and welcome to our little gathering.

I'm bumping your post just in case anyone missed it.

Please count me in as well.

[screwthis]

Please count me in as well.

Is this worth putting to a vote?

Cost per person would depend on numbers.

[smalldog]

Is this worth putting to a vote?

Cost per person would depend on numbers.

And yes a large number of Joe Public might think tough, but there would be a lot of people who will worry about the ramifications of this and the injustice in differing treatment between different groups of people i.e. us lot and Voda for example

[lucozade]

Is this worth putting to a vote?

Cost per person would depend on numbers.

Count me in too

[moira under the stairs]

Hi and welcome to our little gathering.

I'm bumping your post just in case anyone missed it.

Count me in too. provided we get a reasonable uptake

DR... would it not first be wise to contact MP & their legal team to ensure that this wouldn't jeopardise our case at all ? or they may even have alternative ideas.....