Good job they will pay our pensions.

[DodgyAgent]

And yours...

What has my privileged lifestyle got to do with it? I am not the one who is desperate to keep the free movement of labour alive.

[vetran]

What has my privileged lifestyle got to do with it? I am not the one who is desperate to keep the free movement of labour alive.

nope we just pay UK tax so these ex pats can pop back and get treated on the NHS!

[DodgyAgent]

I reckon IT contractors who work a broad manage to keep hold of at least 75% of what they earn

[The Spartan]

I reckon IT contractors who work a broad manage to keep hold of at least 75% of what they earn

Not necessarily, whilst in Zurich I took home between 65-70% of what I earned in total but because they pay more it was more than I would earn in UK.

[sirja]

Government forecasts predict 75 million people will be living in the UK by 2030.

After then? 80, 90, 100 million?

Why not, who needs green fields when you can have concrete?

And of course govt forecasts have been so accurate in the past right??

[darmstadt]

nope we just pay UK tax so these ex pats can pop back and get treated on the NHS!

Absolute bollocks...

I reckon IT contractors who work a broad manage to keep hold of at least 75% of what they earn

Even more absolute bollocks...

Unless you can prove it

[vetran]

And of course govt forecasts have been so accurate in the past right??

don't start that we, had a thread about it.

I was shouted down by those that believed the projections were incredibly accurate. Which considering we keep finding groups of tens of thousands of people down the back of the sofa is quite an impressive belief, almost a religion.

[vetran]

Absolute bollocks...



Even more absolute bollocks...

Unless you can prove it

why don't you start proving it, all you do is shout 'wrong' and add nothing to the party other than unsubstantiated cobblers.

Its reasonable to say that some EU countries will have lower tax than the UK.

oh look I had to dig to find it

Tax rates of Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


It is reasonable to assume that ex pats will come back to use the NHS in fact new rules were put in to prevent it.

NHS rejects expats returning from Spain - Telegraph

[BlasterBates]

why don't you start proving it, all you do is shout 'wrong' and add nothing to the party other than unsubstantiated cobblers.

Its reasonable to say that some EU countries will have lower tax than the UK.

oh look I had to dig to find it

Tax rates of Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


It is reasonable to assume that ex pats will come back to use the NHS in fact new rules were put in to prevent it.

NHS rejects expats returning from Spain - Telegraph

So that article confirms ex-pats don't come back to get treatment, because they're not allowed.

[vetran]

So that article confirms ex-pats don't come back to get treatment, because they're not allowed.

I hope you read specifications better than that.

She said those returning from Spain needed to be resident in Britain for at least six months before they could access NHS services. They would then need to register with a GP and be put on the waiting list for treatment, which could result in a further six to 12-month wait.

Until now these expats have been able to get medical treatment in Spain, under a reciprocal agreement, where costs were refunded by the UK Treasury, provided that patients signed a “residual S1” form (previously known as an E106).
This form confirmed that expats had paid National Insurance for the past three years in the UK, and the British Government would therefore cover necessary medical costs overseas.
But these forms are being withdrawn on July 1. Protection will remain in place for those who have signed the forms before this date, but only until their form expires – and they last a maximum of 30 months.
Those who have already reached retirement age will still be covered by a similar reciprocal agreement (provided that they have signed the correct paperwork).