Miliband pledges corporate tax avoidance crackdown

[The Spartan]

The usual rhetoric that people like to hear, all to be populist. They're all snakes all that differs is the colours they come in

[vetran]

Milliband can promise what he likes, on the remote chance he gets in it will be a re run of Bliar.

Pander to unions.
Stuff welfare state with dependent votes.
Import more voters.
borrow to the point where our rating is so low we can't borrow a hankie.


Unfortunately CMD isn't doing much better.

[The Spartan]

Milliband can promise what he likes, on the remote chance he gets in it will be a re run of Bliar.

Pander to unions.
Stuff welfare state with dependent votes.
Import more voters.
borrow to the point where our rating is so low we can't borrow a hankie.


Unfortunately CMD isn't doing much better.

Very true but I'm well chuffed he cut the number of Civil Serpents

[BoredBloke]

This is just rubbish. Without every country agreeing to harmonise their corp tax rate this won't work as there will always be a nation or other offering deals, on the basis that its better to get a smaller percentage of a lot of cash as opposed to 100% of fucall.

[Old Hack]

This is just rubbish. Without every country agreeing to harmonise their corp tax rate this won't work as there will always be a nation or other offering deals, on the basis that its better to get a smaller percentage of a lot of cash as opposed to 100% of fucall.

I think the key thing to do here, if we can't get agreement from our G8/G20 palls, is to drop our corp tax rate to 10% and see those coffers fill mighty quick. I am sure Holland and Ireland will be mighty pissed with us, but hey, the way it's looking, we shouldn't really care....

[d000hg]

"Labour leader Ed Miliband says he will write new rules to tackle corporate tax avoidance if he wins the next election, even without international agreement."

That will be interesting. Without international agreement they'll just carry on as before.

I assume rules can still be placed on activities in the UK, if they can get away with a levee on banks...

Maybe Milliband is in favour of leaving the EU so we can have more control over such things?

[Doggy Styles]

I assume rules can still be placed on activities in the UK, if they can get away with a levee on banks...

Maybe Milliband is in favour of leaving the EU so we can have more control over such things?

Milliband doesn't have a plan.

[vetran]

Milliband doesn't have a plan.

I think he does - let the Tories sort the mess and avoid getting elected until they do.

[Doggy Styles]

I think he does - let the Tories sort the mess and avoid getting elected until they do.

True.

[AtW]

That will be interesting. Without international agreement they'll just carry on as before.

If they can't trade in UK then they'd lose lots of profits.

That's how the choice should be put to them - lose 100% of the key market, or pay current rate of corp tax in UK.