Fantasy Tax - What new tax would you invent?

[ladymuck]

I was been too subtle, it would be in both teams interest to agree to score a quick goal each and then back to the real game. Taxes change behaviour.

Now that surely would be tax evasion. You wouldn't catch a football team doing that

[teknokrat]

I would scrap most personal taxes and just have a total income tax. Your total income made up of paye, capital gains, dividends, rents, inheritance, etc.

[tazdevil]

The tax you don't pay ala Ms Rayner

[SueEllen]

The tax you don't pay ala Ms Rayner

Perfectly legal when you are divorcing someone and handing over property.

[ladymuck]

Perfectly legal when you are divorcing someone and handing over property.

It's quite interesting that the property isn't a primary residence for SDLT purposes but is for Council Tax... I think that's what's failing to pass the sniff test.

I can understand not owning a place but living there but it seems an odd post-divorce arrangement, when she has a home provided by the tax payer too.

[willendure]

Perfectly legal when you are divorcing someone and handing over property.

Hopefully the cabinet will divorce her soon too.

[Protagoras]

I can understand not owning a place but living there but it seems an odd post-divorce arrangement, when she has a home provided by the tax payer too.

MPs should not get tax-payer funded private accommodation.
A hotel dedicated for MPs and their key staff would be a better option.

Re-locating the Westminster parliament to Staffordshire would be a great option to reduce costs.