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Originally Posted by v0id
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Oooopppssss - forgot to post my link for the above statement. Comes from the Guardian too.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datab...lfare-spending
What's the bill for avoided tax (legal)? Most of us avoid tax legally in one way or another don't we and if you want to reduce avoidance we'll all pay more tax. Evasion's (illegal) another matter of course but in addition to the rich and their dodgy offshore schemes, plenty of ordinary people don't declare all their cash income or help others to evade VAT by paying in cash for a discount. If it's evasion and avoidance you want HMG to crack down on then there'll be an awful lot of ordinary people who'll find themselves paying out more and I have a sneaky feeling the rich will take their money and taxes elsewhere. That may not be moral or fair but it's the reality and I don't see any way we can change it any time soon.