Soldiers to be made income tax exempt. By Dan Martin
Armed forces serving in Iraq and Afghanistan are to be made exempt from paying income tax or given an equivalent pay rise under plans being considered by the government.
According to 'The Times', the Treasury, Ministry of Defence and Downing Street have been formulating a new support package for service personnel over the past four weeks.
The newspaper said two options are being considered.
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Thought many of them are non residence already anyway
I thought many of them are already non residence, but probably tax because they are crown employee overseas.
Anyway, it is probably a good thing because this will cost the treasury more and hence will encourage them to get out iraq/afghan sooner !
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And while we're at it can we backdate any settlement to, say, World War One? I believe they had a rather nasty time of it then as well.
A dangerous route offering extra to people who know what the job entails just because they are being asked to do it. Anyway they do get a small bonus I believe - £5 per day (taxable, I expect)for a private soldier. What more could they want, other than not to be there in the first place?
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And why not nurses ? ambulance drivers ? firefighters ? members of the house of lords ?
Nonsense, that's what it is.