Fantasy Tax - What new tax would you invent?

[courtg9000]

Lately, I've noticed more BMWs with working indicators and such facilities failing on Audis and Mercs.

Funily enough I saw one using indicators on a lane change on the M6 this morning. First time ever for seeing a BMW do that. Agree about the Audi's though!

[Paddy]

Funily enough I saw one using indicators on a lane change on the M6 this morning. First time ever for seeing a BMW do that. Agree about the Audi's though!

The BMW was on the way to the garage to investigate the flashing warning light.

[courtg9000]

The BMW was on the way to the garage to investigate the flashing warning light.

You are probably right

[NotAllThere]

A football tax. Could also work for other two-team sports, with some amendments.

The amount due is based on the total wages bill for each team, according to the players who participated in the game (even if only subbed on for a few minutes), no deductions for anyone taken off injured. The amount to be paid is determined by when each team scores their first goal, so the earlier a goal is scored, the lower the tax.

If neither team scores within the normal 90 minute match duration then 100% of the wages for that match are due as tax. This tax cannot be offset against PAYE / NIC liabilities.

That should (a) make the early minutes of all games more interesting and (b) drive down the frankly nuts wages for a bunch of overpaid shampoo models.

Genius. Must be applied. You have my vote, now I'm newly enfranchised.

[willendure]

As someone who occasionally works in the public sector, the problem isn't lack of funds... a new tax would simply find them more money to waste.

A public sector tax then. Proceeds to house the homeless.

[Gibbon]

Window tax! It's a winner!

That's "daylight robbery" didn't work then either! "Daylight Robbery" | Origin and Meaning

[Gibbon]

Genius. Must be applied. You have my vote, now I'm newly enfranchised.

A football tax. Could also work for other two-team sports, with some amendments.

The amount due is based on the total wages bill for each team, according to the players who participated in the game (even if only subbed on for a few minutes), no deductions for anyone taken off injured. The amount to be paid is determined by when each team scores their first goal, so the earlier a goal is scored, the lower the tax.

If neither team scores within the normal 90 minute match duration then 100% of the wages for that match are due as tax. This tax cannot be offset against PAYE / NIC liabilities.

That should (a) make the early minutes of all games more interesting and (b) drive down the frankly nuts wages for a bunch of overpaid shampoo models.

So both teams 'score' a goal in the first 20 secs, pay naff all tax and get back to dreariness. Your one line macro work is not really what Reeves needs right now

[ladymuck]

So both teams 'score' a goal in the first 20 secs, pay naff all tax and get back to dreariness. Your one line macro work is not really what Reeves needs right now

The wages bill for Man U in 2024/25 was £224,733,600. They played 38 matches. So that's a bill of £5,914,042.11 per game. There are 5,400 seconds in a 90 minute game. That's £1,095.19 per second. That 20 second delay in scoring earned the exchequer £21,903.86.

Looking at their stats for last season, only the minute in which the goal is scored was recorded so assuming each goal was scored exactly on the minute, they would have incurred a bill of £164,147,524.21

So, for one game where there's an early score, I agree not much revenue. But looking over a whole season, with all the no-score draws that happen. Kerching!

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E...ed_F.C._season, https://www.givemesport.com/premier-league-wage-bill/

[willendure]

How about capital gains tax on our main homes, plus scrap council tax and replace with an annual recurring property tax as a % of a properties purchase price? The money to be spent by the goverment pissing it up the wall in the usual manner.

Wait, did I hear this stupid idea somewhere before...?

[Protagoras]

How about capital gains tax on our main homes, plus scrap council tax and replace with an annual recurring property tax as a % of a properties purchase price? The money to be spent by the goverment pissing it up the wall in the usual manner.

Wait, did I hear this stupid idea somewhere before...?

This is meant to be a discussion about fantasy taxes, not budget leaks!!

How about stationary vehicle pollution tax; vehicles to be fitted with a device to detect if not moving and engine running for more than 2 minutes. This then communicates with the pump at the filling station and applies a £20 tax per recorded event, collected when filling up.