No To Retro Tax – Campaign Against Section 58 Finance Act 2008

[BrilloPad]

I have plenty of information I would readily volunteer to them. Would anyone like to guess?

[SantaClaus]

I have plenty of information I would readily volunteer to them. Would anyone like to guess?

Does it involve any obscenities?

[BrilloPad]

Does it involve any obscenities?

yes! It is <mod snip>you should know better than that Brillo. </mod snip>

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

I have it in the back of my mind that this is relevant to you guys HM Revenue & Customs: Budget 21 March 2012 Updates. If not please feel free to ignore me

[Emigre]

Thank you

I have it in the back of my mind that this is relevant to you guys HM Revenue & Customs: Budget 21 March 2012 Updates. If not please feel free to ignore me

Thank you for that Lisa. It was always going to be a long shot to get an amendment made this time around. There was simply not enough time to apply enough broad-based pressure on Govt ministers to agree to a change.

However, we did not expect it that quickly so we go on. There are further opportunities within the next 12 months and we are already working on those which puts us up on the clock so to speak. We are not going to pack up our bags at one tiny setback. S58(4) is contrary to the Rule of Law, and there are only 5 countries in the world that don't outlaw retrospection in their constitutions. That is the scale of banana republic the UK has sadly become. We used to lead the world in justice and democracy. We would be treated more fairly in Zimbabwe.

[BrilloPad]

there are only 5 countries in the world that don't outlaw retrospection in their constitutions.

That is very interesting. Can I bring that up at my appeal?

[WelshRarebit]

S58(4) is contrary to the Rule of Law, and there are only 5 countries in the world that don't outlaw retrospection in their constitutions. That is the scale of banana republic the UK has sadly become. We used to lead the world in justice and democracy.

Anyone know which 5 countries?

[moira under the stairs]

[QUOTE=Originally Posted by Emigre View Post]
S58(4) is contrary to the Rule of Law, and there are only 5 countries in the world that don't outlaw retrospection in their constitutions. That is the scale of banana republic the UK has sadly become. We used to lead the world in justice and democracy.[QUOTE]

Anyone know which 5 countries?

Who really gives a monkeys the one we know and are all concerned about is the UK ...

[WelshRarebit]

Who really gives a monkeys the one we know and are all concerned about is the UK ...

I appreciate that MUTS but I was more interested in the types of regimes we are now comparable with.

[DonkeyRhubarb]

I appreciate that MUTS but I was more interested in the types of regimes we are now comparable with.

Webber Wentzel | Constant tax law changes undermining investor confidence; ignoring rule of law - Archive Press Releases : Corporate Law Lawyer : Legal Advice : Webber Wentzel Attorneys

"countries such as Poland and Hungary have concluded that retrospective tax legislation violates the basic human rights guaranteed by their constitutions"

The following used to be true.

"A similar antipathy toward retrospective legislation also runs deep in the United Kingdom."