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Tax avoidance and Government spending
John Jenkins makes a sound point. And the problem is not confined to EU budgets. For we are told that a large and growing number of our people are dependent in whole or in part for their income from the state. So that any Government - of either so called left or right - would be commiting electoral suicide if they attempted to reverse the process. So the need for large revenues with which to support the status quo looks set to continue.
Tax Reform and the wider aspect
Given that the tax system is indeed overburdened with complication and urgently needs reform isn't it so that the governments apparent need to bridge a tax gap and close all perceived loopholes is a symptom, an outcome. In that the disease lies elswhere in the existence of big government and an in an excessive need of funds with which to support it?
Tax Avoidance
The main problem here is that there is no such entity as "TAX AVOIDANCE". It simply does not exist. Once everyone realises it is just a ploy used by Government we can then get to grips with what the REAL problem is, which is a lack of funds to support what government wants to do. The EU is a bottomless pit which is set to get totally uncontrollable (perhaps it might even be there now). It will eventually bankrupt Europe.
Our present system cannot cope, so either Government cuts back on spending (which is what normal people have to do) or it devises a completely new system of collecting money to pay for its' promises.It is very interesting to note that young people are spending on credit cards then going bankrupt when they find their income cannot sustain repayments.
My view is that there has to be a new way forward, which has to include a very scaled down version of the EU. Many other EU countries are suffering lack of services or money; doesn't take too much working out why.
Perhaps there is a politician out there with guts to get things rolling. I had hoped that GB might be that person instead of being a hopeful PM in waiting.