The Conservative Party

[Alan Harper's Tash]

So that’s a no?
You don’t pay more tax than you have to

Not whilst doing my shopping at Asda, no.

I thought I made that clear, unlike your argument for telling them why their prices were too low.

 

[blueparrot]

I bet you and most others on here never actually cared that much about the whole non-Dom issue until the 24 hours.
Now we have a bunch of experts

There are probably hundreds of dodges and loopholes I don’t care about because I don’t know about them. If ,like this one I become aware of it and find out the spouses of government ministers are using them , then I’ll care. I certainly won’t try and justify their actions as most won’t.

 

[Tb1981]

Not whilst doing my shopping at Asda, no.

I thought I made that clear, unlike your argument for telling them why their prices were too low.

There are probably hundreds of dodges and loopholes I don’t care about because I don’t know about them. If ,like this one I become aware of it and find out the spouses of government ministers are using them , then I’ll care. I certainly won’t try and justify their actions as most won’t.

So you only care if it is a spouse of a government minister?
That’s odd

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

So you only care if it is a spouse of a government minister?
That’s odd

Was the outrage when Jimmy Carr or Gary Lineker did similar?

Do they still get taunted about it daily?

I still want to know what the nonsense you were spouting about Asda prices was about.

 

[Tb1981]

Was the outrage when Jimmy Carr or Gary Lineker did similar?

Do they still get taunted about it daily?

I still want to know what the nonsense you were spouting about Asda prices was about.

You are probably more m&s than Asda.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

You are probably more m&s than Asda.

Thanks.

Now about your point about Asda prices…

 

[blueparrot]

So you only care if it is a spouse of a government minister?
That’s odd

No, and it wasn’t what anyone has said. The fact is we are talking about the wife of the chancellor and probably by extension the chancellor himself profiting by exploiting a loophole.
I expect politicians and their spouses to live by the spirit and intention of the rules not exploit a loophole for personal gain. Maybe that makes me the odd one, but I doubt it, I find it odd anyone would try to say thats okay.

 

[Saddleworth2]

No, and it wasn’t what anyone has said. The fact is we are talking about the wife of the chancellor and probably by extension the chancellor himself profiting by exploiting a loophole.
I expect politicians and their spouses to live by the spirit and intention of the rules not exploit a loophole for personal gain. Maybe that makes me the odd one, but I doubt it, I find it odd anyone would try to say thats okay.

Its very much not ok.
But in no way surprising.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

Do you think non-dom status is an entitlement? You have to apply - its a conscious effort to gain the status. You do that if you want to "manage" your tax affairs so you only pay what you have to at the lowest rate possible.

There seems to be an obfuscation between non-domicile and citizenship, when neither are the question.

The question should be ‘Do they live, full-time in the UK’? If the answer is yes then the answer is quite clear.

 

[Postman Pep]

 

[Zinchilla]

Well it’s speculation that she’s not paying taxes in India - I’m sure if that was the case Labour and the Guardian would have been all over it.

To give up non dom status she would have to become a tax resident of the UK. As a consequence she would lose her status as resident of India. She would then be on a timer to acquire UK citizenship. As a consequence of that she may well lose rights to retain assets and inherit certain assets of her fathers. So it’s far more complicated than we can really begin to appreciate - and due to the wealth involved even more so.

For me so long as she is paying tax in the country it’s earned then that’s enough scruples but we all have different bars.

You’re confusing citizenship and non-domiciled tax status. She didn’t select the non-dom tax box on the HMRC form to preserve her Indian citizenship. The two things aren’t connected.

And if she is paying the tax on non-U.K. earnings to India then she should sack her PR adviser. Paying tax to India would kill this story straight away. The media know that as they know it’s probable she keeps her dividends in a tax haven.

 

[Zinchilla]

I bet you and most others on here never actually cared that much about the whole non-Dom issue until the 24 hours.
Now we have a bunch of experts

Erm. It’s why it’s called current affairs.

 

[Bodicoteblue]

Erm. It’s why it’s called current affairs.

Yes, I expect this appalling witch hunt against a young couple just trying to do their best for their children will be the hot topic of sympathetic conversation at the food bank queues tomorrow.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Yes, I expect this appalling witch hunt against a young couple just trying to do their best for their children will be the hot topic of sympathetic conversation at the food bank queues tomorrow.

will that be because the idlers will have the audacity to have a flat screen TV ( cough cough - not 4 mansions )

 

[Bodicoteblue]

will that be because the idlers will have the audacity to have a flat screen TV ( cough cough - not 4 mansions )

How very dare you!

 

[Chris in London]

You’re confusing citizenship and non-domiciled tax status. She didn’t select the non-dom tax box on the HMRC form to preserve her Indian citizenship. The two things aren’t connected.

And if she is paying the tax on non-U.K. earnings to India then she should sack her PR adviser. Paying tax to India would kill this story straight away. The media know that as they know it’s probable she keeps her dividends in a tax haven.

Actually he was confusing domicile, residence AND citizenship.

still, why let silly things like facts stop you from spouting shite about stuff you don’t understand?

 

[bluethrunthru]

Tug and doff appeasers whilst they game your taxes

Family firm of Sunak's non-dom status wife won £50m in taxpayer-funded deals

A Mirror investigation has found the Murty family’s vast Infosys business made tens of millions of pounds from British taxpayer-funded contracts, some since Mr Sunak became Chancellor in 2020

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[mat]

 

[lonestay]

Conservative MPs, and MPs in general bending or using the rules to their advantage who would have thought it ?
This whole country needs a massive kick up the arse and dragged into the 21st century.
Viva la revolution!!!!

 

[metalblue]

Because thats the rule, unless you use a loophole and pay to opt out of that rule to save money. It may be legal, but for the wife of the chancelor it certainly isn’t moral.

What money is she opting out of paying?