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[cailin maith]

I think without doubt that Phillip Green, UK domiciled or not is a better judge of how to spend money than any government.
We seem to be getting to a point where the prevailing mood is one of envy, which is very Scottish. It will not be long before like Scotland there will be no more entrepreneurs, just a freeloading workforce employed by the state. I am surprised that contractors of all people should be criticising phillip green.

[DodgyAgent]

What annoys me are groups of protestors like this one which is mostly made up of students who don't actually pay tax and it now looks like the poorer ones are going to have their university education largely paid for anyway

am firmly on the side of the businesses who actually create wealth and jobs, always have been always will.
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Now if you don't mind I have an EUR/USD trade to check up on

[AtW]

ATW will be along shortly to defend him as an entrepreneur who has created taxpaying jobs and wealth.

His wife owns shares and receives all dividends.

I say when a man can find a woman who can be trusted with vast majority of his wealth measured in billions then it's a fair play...

[Jog On]

He not a tax dodger and you are behaving like a small minded little socialist, not true contractor form.

I never said he was - I'm just pointing out that some people (super rich/MPs etc) get away with it while others (contractors/small businesses/easy targets etc) have to go through some real carp.

I see nothing wrong with paying the minimum you're legally obliged to and arranging your affairs to reduce that figure. I do it myself and will continue to unless forced to do otherwise.

What annoys me are groups of protestors like this one which is mostly made up of students who don't actually pay tax and it now looks like the poorer ones are going to have their university education largely paid for anyway

I am firmly on the side of the businesses who actually create wealth and jobs, always have been always will.

Now if you don't mind I have an EUR/USD trade to check up on

[lukemg]

Damn it DA – Find myself agreeing with you again. PG should be immediately offered a personal tax amnesty equivalent to 10% of the savings he makes from taking over purchasing and budget decisions from central government.
Try to see the big and full picture people, you sound stupid repeating some tabloid headline from the jealous brigade.
Alternatively, go and find the story about 10 people paying for a weekly meal….

[DodgyAgent]

ATW will be along shortly to defend him as an entrepreneur who has created taxpaying jobs and wealth.

Remember - all tax dodgers are equal, but some are more equal than others

He not a tax dodger and you are behaving like a small minded little socialist, not true contractor form.

[DodgyAgent]

I think without doubt that Phillip Green, UK domiciled or not is a better judge of how to spend money than any government.
We seem to be getting to a point where the prevailing mood is one of envy, which is very Scottish. It will not be long before like Scotland there will be no more entrepreneurs, just a freeloading workforce employed by the state. I am surprised that contractors of all people should be criticising phillip green.

[BoredBloke]

I've seen/read numerous interviews with Green and he always brings out this line.

I have yet to see/read of a single interviewer pull him up on this and say that we are referring to his personal tax affairs and not corporate.

I wonder if the IR would be ok with not paying any tax because I paid for goods and services in the UK which incurred hefty amounts of tax also.

[Clippy]

Arcadia Group declined to comment but Sir Philip has previously insisted his tax payments were not 'relevant' to his suitability to lead a government spending review.

'I employ 45,000 people and pay tens of millions of pounds of tax,' he said.

I've seen/read numerous interviews with Green and he always brings out this line.

I have yet to see/read of a single interviewer pull him up on this and say that we are referring to his personal tax affairs and not corporate.

[hyperD]

Dear God..

I just looked at their facebook group and they're going down to 'show solidarity' at the Greek embassy by protesting against the Greek cuts...

Indeed Jog On, some legal tax avoidance appears to be more equal than others.

[Jog On]

Dear God..

I just looked at their facebook group and they're going down to 'show solidarity' at the Greek embassy by protesting against the Greek cuts...

[Dearnla]

Protests at Sir Philip Green's stores set to bring chaos to the high street over Christmas | Mail Online


Good. I hate tax dodgers.

Tax AVOIDERS...

[Jog On]

Activist Bridget Chapman, 39, of Lambeth, south east London, said: 'If people like Philip Green paid their taxes we would not have to make public spending cuts.


Read more: Protests at Sir Philip Green's stores set to bring chaos to the high street over Christmas | Mail Online

I wonder how true this statement is. Do you think that if people like Philip Green paid more tax we still wouldn't be in such a hole?

Arcadia Group declined to comment but Sir Philip has previously insisted his tax payments were not 'relevant' to his suitability to lead a government spending review.

'I employ 45,000 people and pay tens of millions of pounds of tax,' he said.

'I employ 45,000 people and they pay tens of millions of pounds of tax,' he said.

[Jog On]

ATW will be along shortly to defend him as an entrepreneur who has created taxpaying jobs and wealth.

Remember - all tax dodgers are equal, but some are more equal than others

[Doggy Styles]

Yeah, and if he doesn't pay up, tell him to go and run his businesses elsewhere!