tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733583.post858816160112001065..comments2024-03-04T08:34:20.376+00:00Comments on John's Labour blog: the poorest pay 47% of their income in tax (the richest pay 34%)John Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14269161145575667147noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733583.post-11578100228257300222014-12-19T21:51:42.879+00:002014-12-19T21:51:42.879+00:00Hi anon
If people want to live in this country th...Hi anon<br /><br />If people want to live in this country then they should pay their fair share of taxes. <br /><br />The very rich in this country have vastly increased their wealth while the great majority have become poorer. <br /><br />Taxes pay for civilisation and if they don't want to live in a free and democratic London then they can go off and live in a gangster state. Their choice. <br />John Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14269161145575667147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733583.post-38932699194437099792014-12-18T12:52:27.717+00:002014-12-18T12:52:27.717+00:00The wealthiest are not ordinary people, but big mu...The wealthiest are not ordinary people, but big multi-national companies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733583.post-52998045067930147802014-12-18T12:35:31.047+00:002014-12-18T12:35:31.047+00:00How does increasing the tax rate help for higher p...How does increasing the tax rate help for higher paid really help?. <br /><br />It is only those who are *paying* UK taxes who get penalised.<br /><br />Even Ken Lingstone was into tax dodging (or minimising).<br /><br />There are lots of Brits, who live abroad. They are treated as non-domicile (they can spend a maximum of 180days in the UK without having to be liable for UK taxes).<br /><br />Take a look at Lewis Hamilton, he was voted BBC Sports personality, but he earns £50million and living in Monaca / Swizterland (in his lifetime career he will earn a £1billion).<br /><br /><br /><br />The top 10 tax exiles:-<br />10) Phil Collins<br />9) Tracy Emin who said "’m simply not willing to pay tax at 50 percent"<br />8) David Bowie. David moved to Switzerland in 1976 to avoid the then 83 percent income tax for highest rate earners<br />7) Sir Sean Connery. He left Britain in the seventies, moving first to Spain, then to the Bahamas in 1999. <br />6) Jenson Button. Resident of Monaco has property in Bharain and UK. Pays nothing in UK taxes.<br />5)Lewis Hamilton<br />4) Stelios Haji-Ioannou has an estimated fortune of £1.29 billion. The popular entrepreneur stated “I have no UK income to be taxed in the UK”. Stelios resides in Monaco and registering his holding company, EasyGroup, in Jersey.<br /><br />[Although in fairness Stelios has created a lot of jobs]<br /> <br />3) Sir Michael Caine.<br />2) Sir Philip Green <br />1) Sir Mick JaggerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com