The Labour Government

[Scottyboi]

People say benefit fraud is peanuts on here but by the government's own figures it's £7.3billion. And as others have pointed out could be a lot higher. That is clearly a lot of money and to suggest otherwise is nonsense.

Is that fraud only or does it include mistakes by DWP for overpayments, or honest mistakes by people claiming?

 

[ganganvince]

We could cut the higher rate of income tax by 5%-pts with that money.

Or reinstate the WFA raising it to £1k

 

[bluethrunthru]

Elon and his bot farms are interfering again

 

[Brewster's millions]

No-one has ever said to cut benefit fraud to fund tax cuts for the rich. Only a Toryboy on Bluemoon.

It’s a great idea and it’s not really the rich paying the higher rate of tax now; they pay the additional rate.

Or as @ganganvince says, reinstate the WFA and raise it to 1k. Pensioners wouldn’t have to go to the library to keep warm then, as you so compassionately suggested.

 

[TinFoilHat]

CBI moaning they have to pay a bit more in taxes than they pay someone to avoid.

Pisses me off they plead poverty yet take the most of us in tax breaks and other benefits. But it's all about Shazney and her 27 united colours of benneton kids destroying the country.