Pay your fair share of tax - everyone

[The Spartan]

Of course if they left there would be more jobless and thus lower tax and NI (both employers and employees) contributions so we need to keep them unfortunately. I think you're right if they generate revenue here then it should be taxed here no passing the sales onto Ireland and the like so that they pay less tax.

Whilst I agree there are probably many who want to work and can't as there no labour market for it I do also believe that there are too many that are content to do nothing and let the state provide for them, then again I'm from Wales and I believe it's a massive problem there.

[Scoobos]

I'm pleased you didn't take my post as confrontational, as it re-read that way after posting.

Wales is screwed, but without farming that can actually make money (rather than be the not for profit orgs that supermarkets seem to have made them) , or manufacturing I can't see much hope for them outside of seasonal tourism.

I know many people in the South West of Wales and they do work when its there, its just it's so seasonal their whole communities become ghost towns in the bleak winters.

Try getting people who've never lived in such areas to understand seems impossible though, its just as simple as "move to London" to them...

But then again, from the people I met in high paying positions in the City, family values, looking after kids and any sort of loyalty are easily bought out by money.

[Taita]

So the Government has mandated that anyone freelancing in the public sector and BBC pays their 'fair share' of tax and doesnt use any avoidance mechanisms.

Fair enough but if this 'no avoidance' rule is applicable to small companies and freelancers then why doesnt it apply to larger companies too?

If Vodafone legally but aggressively avoided 5 billion in tax with overseas tax havens then this too is still avoidance.

Surely they CANNOT do work for the public sector either? Its the same thing but bigger.

Surely ANY and every entity working for the public sector must submit its tax and accounting records to prove that it hasnt 'aggressively avoided' tax - and I think this can be taken to mean any artificial transfers of profit to low tax regimes in just the same way as potentially deemed employees artificially pretending to be companies.

Ditto any company or bank that ADVISES people on how to do this - surely they are not fit to do ANY government work either whilst teaching others how to avoid their fair share?

Im sure all the big UK companies will be 100% behind this fair and easy to follow principle.

And finally - surely no one can stand for parliament or the lords whilst also not paying their fair share?

Anyone found to be using tax law to aggressively avoid say, inheritance tax, by use of 'trusts' and other shells should immediately pay their full, fair and maximum share of inheritance tax right now or stand down?

No tax avoidance - or no public sector work.

Its a nice rule and will be so interesting if they actually apply fairly and across the board.

Hilda

Very Well Said!!!!

[Taita]

Very Well Said!!!!

Forgot to mention the non paliamentary income enjoyed by MPs for various writing, speaking, etc engagements paid through their limited companies.

[The Spartan]

Wow yeah I'd say how mental is that, there are some insane mofo's over there. Here have a fully automatic rifle lol WTF!!!

[The Spartan]

I'm pleased you didn't take my post as confrontational, as it re-read that way after posting.

Things are too easily taken out of context on forums I tend not to see other's posts as confrontational, South West Wales is great I love the place and things down there are a lot harder for work. I was raised in Cardiff and grew up on a council estate there and it is unbelievable the amount of people claiming for money that should never have seen and oh course they were on the fiddle too. Mind you the valleys are just as bad too