Tuesday, 27 February 2007

Cut Taxes

The petition is entitled Reduce all taxes in the United Kingdom by 40 % and not to create any further taxes and the explanatory notes say
"This country has millions of hard working people who see alot of their money taken away by numerous taxes. Take for example the Council tax, year on year increases yet no real improvements. Most working people are now not seeing any increases in their salaries with most salary rises suspended, yet we are still expected to pay out higher taxes. I would like to see all taxes reduced by 40% with no further increases and also an end to any further taxes being made, WE THE PEOPLE HAVE HAD ENOUGH AND DEMAND FAIRNESS FOR ALL."

I sympathise. Really I do. Sometimes taxes seem obscene. Then you look at the costs of things like the NHS, or schools, or think about how much rubbish collection must cost, or ...

Look, mate, I feel moderately certain that government spending is approximately "open", if you want to try to understand the accounts. The National Audit Office publications page lists all kind of exciting accounts. Go get your head around them, then come back and tell us what you think should be cut that'll save that amount of tax. Go on. I dare you.

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