FantasyIreland
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They should be targeting the businesses who have been taking full advantage and making billions extra on the back of this crisis.
Ancient Citizen
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They certainly will, and once again, there will be far more of these cunts, than the cunts who vote for the alternative.
All in all, quite frustrating.
Rascal
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Of course they should, but the businesses that have done well , have done well because of Tory patronage.
They are hardly going to hurt their own when the poorest can pay the price instead.
Blue Maverick
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It would be nice if the world came together to tax these internet companies like Amazon etc as I would think all governments would benefit from the tax off the,, however, their ,are’s own them so it ain’t going to happen. I’m pretty pissed off about the personal tax freeze for 4 years, inflation rise will just absolutely hammer anyone on low income, how about taxing the banks to help us pay back the debt?
Rascal
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I am resigned to at least 2 decades of Tory misrule, that would take me well past the age i expect to croak to it. So I will never see my dreams realised.
I would not say its even frustrating anymore, it is what is and I may as well just accept it. The cunts have managed to dim my passion for what I believe in so I may as well just go back to my books and my lego and live my life out in quiet resignation.
Ancient Citizen
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The frustrating aspect is that the usual suspects, Amazon in particular, have
again got a free pass to earn billions whilst contributing buttons. This is not
necessarily the fault of the chancellor, as none before have managed to rectify
this glaring anomaly, it ain't simple. Tax them, and they just stick it on prices,
and based in places like Ireland, Luxembourg etc; they avoid scrutiny, without worldwide agreements, we, or others can't seem to get control of this.
I'm a free market advocate, but within the tax systems in place, these dodging bastards do my head in.
What I would do though, is massively increase their business property rates, to equal those endured on the high streets, to at least give them a chance, why he doesn't do this is baffling.
130% tax relief on investment? I'm trying to get my head round this.
Amazon builds a warehouse and we end up paying for it, and they pay even less corporation tax.
Isn't this just going to lead to speculative investment with no decent business plan? Would it not favour big firms with cash in hand and already paying corporation tax against new entrepreneurs who would still need to justify getting a bank loan for the investment?
It's a first year allowance which implies firms could continue to claim the usual writing down allowances in future years.
And it's going to cost £35bn. It's state aid.
Here's the official stuff...
Amazon builds a warehouse and we end up paying for it, and they pay even less corporation tax.
Isn't this just going to lead to speculative investment with no decent business plan? Would it not favour big firms with cash in hand and already paying corporation tax against new entrepreneurs who would still need to justify getting a bank loan for the investment?
It's a first year allowance which implies firms could continue to claim the usual writing down allowances in future years.
And it's going to cost £35bn. It's state aid.
Here's the official stuff...
Which is why some of us socialists went for gradualism rather than Marxist lite Corbynism (especially under Corbyn). Who cares if Starmer is cuddling up to business so long as he's not freezing tax allowances for the poorest and pay for public service employees, and would keep the uplift to universal credit?
What would you be taxing? Any warehouses? That would hit businesses who've taken warehouse space to get round losing just in time supply from the EU.