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

[funjim]

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Hi fj

Just send it to info at notoretrotax org uk and Whitehouse will pick it up.

Cheers

Santa

thanks Santa ..Merry Christmas!

[GripRacing]

The following is an excerpt from Hansard (4 Dec 2012) of a committee of MP's discussing a proposed amendment to accrued pension benefits.

Does anyone out there have Lady Hermon (North Down, Independent), Christopher Leslie (Nottingham East, Labour) or John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington, Labour) as their MP?


Let's all see what happens & draw some useful parallels with our own cause.

Well spotted Ninja. Looks like 'retrospectivity' is creeping into everything now.

Has no one else read 1984?

"He who controls the past controls the future"

Grip

[Fireship]

Tax 'negotiable'

Ok, not entirely appropriate but the last sentence seems all too apt:

Tax ‘negotiable’

Would be funny if it wasn't true!

[lucozade]

Ok, not entirely appropriate but the last sentence seems all too apt:

Tax ‘negotiable’

Would be funny if it wasn't true!

So true!

[SLB]

Invitation sent to MP, and had a positive reply already

Had a response from my MP - he can't make it nor can his staff, but he remains on side and would welcome further evidence being sent to him so he can hound the treasury about it. Scanned copy of letter sent to Whitehouse.

[Slobbo]

NAO Meeting

Didn't the team have a meeting with the National Audit Office? Did we get an update and I missed it?

[Taffia]

Same here, except MP says 'in principle, will check and confirm'. I'll chase if he doesn't confirm.

MP has confirmed that he'll be there.

[DonkeyRhubarb]

We still need a few more responses to the Survey.

Link to Survey

Thanks
DR

[d000hg]

Hello all. This thread just keeps running and running and I've not kept up. Last time I checked in, you had that group lobbying on your behalf and were getting people to send letters/visit their MPs.

Has anything changed since - I guess that would be sometime in the summer? Is there a potted summary anyone can share for those who don't follow the thread?

[DonkeyRhubarb]

Hello all. This thread just keeps running and running and I've not kept up. Last time I checked in, you had that group lobbying on your behalf and were getting people to send letters/visit their MPs.

Has anything changed since - I guess that would be sometime in the summer? Is there a potted summary anyone can share for those who don't follow the thread?

• The lobbying company Whitehouse are still fully engaged
• We've also engaged the law firm DLA Piper to initiate a formal complaint against HMRC, with the intention of taking this to the Parliamentary Ombudsman
• Last week NTRT met with the National Audit Office, who have agreed to consider putting our concerns about HMRC's conduct to the Public Accounts Committee
• We have got a briefing event lined up in Parliament for 8th Jan, sponsored by a Tory, LibDem and Labour MP. People have been writing to their MPs to encourage them to attend, and we have already got a good number of acceptances.
• Senior officials of the Treasury have agreed to meet with NTRT, and this is being organised for next month.
• We are carrying out an impact assessment survey of our members to present to MPs on the 8th, and for our meeting with Treasury officials. This will also be presented to the PAC and Treasury select committee.