Panorama: The Truth About Tax – tonight on BBC1

Posted by robertlovell PM | on Mon, 14/05/2012 - 15:52 2967 48 comments | report

The BBC’s Panorama programme tonight is on tax avoidance – tune in from 8.30pm on BBC1 or catch up on BBC iPlayer.

Richard Murphy (who features in the programme) noted in his blog that the pre-programme publicity features a “major new tax avoidance story”, the documentation for which he saw some time ago.

Click here to read Murphy’s blog on the TV show.

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"A race to the bottom"

Paul Scholes | Mon, 14/05/2012 - 21:08

I agree Paul

ShirleyM | Mon, 14/05/2012 - 21:39

Look closer at home

Bob Harper | Mon, 14/05/2012 - 22:18

Hmm ... dare I comment?

Hansa | Mon, 14/05/2012 - 22:46

Nostalgia is not what it was

runningmate | Mon, 14/05/2012 - 23:18

Change the system

tomad7 | Tue, 15/05/2012 - 09:15

It's all about incentives, even perverse incentives

frustratedwithhmrc | Tue, 15/05/2012 - 09:19

Missed the point?

Jimess | Tue, 15/05/2012 - 09:17

Yes, and it worked

TomMcClelland | Tue, 15/05/2012 - 09:22

Perhaps missing another point...

frustratedwithhmrc | Tue, 15/05/2012 - 09:28

I'm not sure a comparison should be made...

Steve Kesby | Tue, 15/05/2012 - 09:32

Succinctly put!

Hansa | Tue, 15/05/2012 - 09:48

Uniform tax rate

Peter Bonetti | Tue, 15/05/2012 - 09:49

Accountancy - explained in a sentence

runningmate | Tue, 15/05/2012 - 09:57

@ Steve Kesby

Jimess | Tue, 15/05/2012 - 10:18

Moving to Belgium...don't count me in...

frustratedwithhmrc | Tue, 15/05/2012 - 10:30

@Jim

Steve Kesby | Tue, 15/05/2012 - 10:37

Hansa

Paul Scholes | Tue, 15/05/2012 - 11:57

Well said, Paul

andy.partridge | Tue, 15/05/2012 - 12:12

Employment costs instead of corp tax???

ShirleyM | Tue, 15/05/2012 - 12:24

Capitalism & commerce

Paul Scholes | Tue, 15/05/2012 - 13:54

An excellent idea...

frustratedwithhmrc | Tue, 15/05/2012 - 14:43

interesting program last night...

justsotax | Tue, 15/05/2012 - 15:05

Belgium

Jimess | Tue, 15/05/2012 - 15:40

@ paul scholes

v k ratliff | Tue, 15/05/2012 - 15:45

betrayal

david5541 | Tue, 15/05/2012 - 16:21

Perverse incentive

mikewhit | Wed, 16/05/2012 - 07:02

@mikewhit

ShirleyM | Wed, 16/05/2012 - 07:21

Ethical Business

Paul Scholes | Wed, 16/05/2012 - 09:49

Better later than never ...

Hansa | Thu, 17/05/2012 - 20:11

True - it isn't illegal

ShirleyM | Thu, 17/05/2012 - 20:36

Apples & Pears

Hansa | Thu, 17/05/2012 - 23:58

Indeed @Hansa

ShirleyM | Fri, 18/05/2012 - 08:42

Introduction of Flat Taxes also mean tough enforcement...

frustratedwithhmrc | Fri, 18/05/2012 - 09:17

Jail?

davidwinch | Fri, 18/05/2012 - 09:28

There will always be avoidance

ShirleyM | Fri, 18/05/2012 - 09:38

What does "morally due" mean?

Hansa | Fri, 18/05/2012 - 10:00

Back to the same old !!!!

ShirleyM | Fri, 18/05/2012 - 10:12

Not particularly

Hansa | Fri, 18/05/2012 - 10:58

??

ShirleyM | Fri, 18/05/2012 - 11:09

and the preceding words?

Hansa | Fri, 18/05/2012 - 11:20

No, I didn't misread your post!

Hansa | Fri, 18/05/2012 - 11:30

Lol - a grammar lesson

ShirleyM | Fri, 18/05/2012 - 11:35

Thin end of wedge ?

mikewhit | Fri, 18/05/2012 - 12:53

Actually, I'd prefer true flat rate but ...

Hansa | Fri, 18/05/2012 - 15:49

Negative?

petersaxton | Fri, 18/05/2012 - 20:56

My views

petersaxton | Fri, 18/05/2012 - 21:59

the Baltic States and Hong Kong have landvaluetax too

androo235 | Mon, 28/05/2012 - 13:24