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Originally Posted by Hugh
No, they're not - you are deliberately mis-quoting him, as he was talking about people/companies who set up/utilise dodgy tax-avoidance schemes which would be challenged by HMRC, whereas in this case we are discussing something that is on the HMRC website, with guidance, and that is used every year by thousands of companies legally and without challenge from the HMRC.
But you already knew that, but didn't let it stop you making a cheap political point... 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17525977 Deferred tax credits are no more morally repugnant than pension tax relief - they are both defined and managed by HMRC, under strict guidelines. |
Cheap political points, like trying to bring the mirror or the Guardian into the discussion and I'm sure you know in the same speech he was talking about clamping down on firms hiding in tax havens, guess who does business with one such firm
http://www.channel4.com/news/george-...-offshore-firm