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Originally posted by DonkeyRhubarb View PostWhitehouse are making very good progress behind the scenes but they need us to keep up the pressure on MPs.
That means writing letters and meeting MPs.
If you haven't written yet, please can yo do so.
Just write a covering letter and enclose the Whitehouse briefing note.
http://notoretrotax.org.uk/public-do...ril%202012.pdf
In the letter, ask your MP to raise the matter with Exchequer Secretary David Gauke.
Thanks
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Man with two brains?
Originally posted by patbikeruk View PostJust found this article on my MP's site.
A refreshing view on Tax avoidance
http://www.adamafriyie.org/Adam%20Af...20avoiders.pdf
Also this page
Adam Afriyie for Windsor
I expected a Gauking but I guess he wasn't expecting the NTRT inquisition (nobody expects the NTRT inquisition).
Somewhat gutted he didn't respond to any of the points directly. Then I read these links and a world of contradiction ensues.
You wonder with such a position on tax avoidance, if he saw the response before it went out the door or whether one of his minions said 'don't worry about that Ads, got a response for that already, pop it in the post tonight for ya.' - job done.
Was inspired by his line 'politics of envy', given that I closed my letter with '...If we allow ‘fair share’ to be dictated by retrospective opinion and envy rather than its meaning as per the wording of the law then we open ourselves up to tyranny in our tax system".. Windsor/M4 corridor, loaded with IT&T workers - he's got to be pro-contractor. Whitehouse even hinted at this when I mentioned he was my MP.
So next a meeting. I'll be on the site this weekend getting tooled up for a face-to-face. Time to Bring the Rain to Windsor.
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Originally posted by ASB View PostDR, do you want any letters from people who are not affected but believe it to be completely wrong and unjust?Comment
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Originally posted by the great escape View PostI can't believe it. Got my reply back from Mr Afriyie Wednesday and he 'Gauked it'. (DR - I will PM you the form this weekend).
I expected a Gauking but I guess he wasn't expecting the NTRT inquisition (nobody expects the NTRT inquisition).
Somewhat gutted he didn't respond to any of the points directly. Then I read these links and a world of contradiction ensues.
You wonder with such a position on tax avoidance, if he saw the response before it went out the door or whether one of his minions said 'don't worry about that Ads, got a response for that already, pop it in the post tonight for ya.' - job done.
Was inspired by his line 'politics of envy', given that I closed my letter with '...If we allow ‘fair share’ to be dictated by retrospective opinion and envy rather than its meaning as per the wording of the law then we open ourselves up to tyranny in our tax system".. Windsor/M4 corridor, loaded with IT&T workers - he's got to be pro-contractor. Whitehouse even hinted at this when I mentioned he was my MP.
So next a meeting. I'll be on the site this weekend getting tooled up for a face-to-face. Time to Bring the Rain to Windsor.
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Originally posted by the great escape View PostWindsor/M4 corridor, loaded with IT&T workers - he's got to be pro-contractor. Whitehouse even hinted at this when I mentioned he was my MP.Comment
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Originally posted by smalldog View PostI've just written to him so be interesting to see if I get the standard response. I will be mighty pissed if I do and be down the surgery to set him straight on a few points. Maybe we should all go together, is that allowed?Comment
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I've come to like Fridays. Its Surgery Day.
That should mean that a load more of us are meeting with MPs. I am. I'm seeing Zac Goldsmith, together with another member of NTRT. The feedback from Whitehouse from their meetings is that we should not stop meeting MPs and should not then stop keeping them engaged on our case. The NTRT team will continue to provide materials to help that happen. There is a sense of real traction here - let's keep it.
It is hard to imagine any MP genuinely believing that retrospection is not an affront to the rule of law, whether it is tax or any other law. Principles of this nature transcend politics, and where it doesn't I would suggest that the MP either does not have all the facts or does not understand all the facts. However, at some point there would be a vote in the HoC if we succeed with getting an amendment tabled.
Apparently, there are only 5 countries in the world without a Constitution and of those with a Constitution 99% have banned retrospection. Where exactly does that place the UK?Join the No To Retro Tax Campaign Now
"Tax evasion is easy: it involves breaking the law. By tax avoidance OECD means unacceptable avoidance ... This can be contrasted with acceptable tax planning. What is critical is transparency" - Donald Johnston, Secretary-General, OECDComment
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Originally posted by DonkeyRhubarb View PostSure, why not, the more the merrier.Comment
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