Reply to: Now they are raiding the lottery

You don't even have to do that any more. Just tick the box on the direct debit mandate that says "I am a taxpayer" and the GiftAid scheme takes care of the rest.

Yes, you set up a covenant to your registered charity and sign a bit of paper which effectively gives them the tax you pay on that amount.

One of the main points when the lottery was first mooted was that the money raised should NEVER be used to pay for things which taxation should pay for.

Actually it was Labour (as then was) which brought in this particular point. They argued that the Major Government would use the Lottery to make up shortfalls in their own spending (pot, kettle, black >: ). They then forced through an amendment to the act making the use of Lottery funds for primary government spending illegal. An amendment they dropped when they eventually came to power.

This means the so called 'good causes' have lost out twice. Once when the Government swiped the money. Further sales of Lottery Tickets have declined since this change and so therefore their is now a smaller part of a smaller pie available for those causes people want to pay for. Incidentally they also lose out in a third way since money paid to the lottery has to come out of somewhere and it usually is out of people discretionary money - ie money they might give to Charity directly.

Because in effect the Lottery is now becoming a voluntary tax I refuse to take part. If I want my money to go to good causes then I will pay to them directly. It's the only way. If more people did this the whole ediface would collapse. For example hows about paying a regular sum to your local Repetory theatre?, or some other Charity. I think you will find that done this way the recipient Charity can also claim the tax back in which case you grab even more back from GB which can't after all be a bad thing.

"tax on whinging fat cat contractors who are better off than the average man in the street can ever dream to be.
If you don't like it don't buy a lottery ticket. Simple"

What utter cr@p. This has nothing to do with being a contractor or well off. It has everything to do with a dishonest government knicking money to use to fill the gaps in thier own spending plans. One of the main points when the lottery was first mooted was that the money raised should NEVER be used to pay for things which taxation should pay for.

tax on whinging fat cat contractors who are better off than the average man in the street can ever dream to be

Yeah, right on, comrade. Those fat cat IT contractors will be the first against the wall when the revolution comes.



Tw@t.

Yes Benn0, power to the people! Them fascist money grabbing b@stard IT contractors should be shot in the streets.

How dare they aspire to anything above ordinary.

tax on whinging fat cat contractors who are better off than the average man in the street can ever dream to be.
If you don't like it don't buy a lottery ticket. Simple.

They've been doing it for years. They just think now they could admit to it. >:

That's It

a small extra tax on microwave-chips or burberry could be applied. I like it. Any other suggestions for targetted-tax?

You've got it. Car body kits would appear to be another accesory crying out for some special tax treatment. Would probably be no need for road tolls then.

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Tax on masturbation by intelligent white males from north of england.

Red or White?

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Tax on masturbation by intelligent white males from north of england. Forget coal, this is obviously a waste of one of world's most precious resources.

Am I allowed to say that here?

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Tax fat people.

Per kilo overweight.

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Tax on alco-pops, unhealthy foods, gold chains, baseball caps, tattooes, yeah, I like it

Are you suggesting that perhaps

a small extra tax on microwave-chips or burberry could be applied. I like it. Any other suggestions for targetted-tax?

Look on the bright side, chaps. Public services are disproportionately used by those who pay little or no tax. The lottery is disproportionately played by those with little or no cash. This is a step towards ensuring those on low income pay their "fair" share of the cost for the services they use, albeit on a voluntary basis. Expect the next budget to unveil a scheme for mandatory lottery playing for those on income support.