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Britain's totally unfair tax system

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ivanhoe · 12/10/2010 10:58

Hi everybody, what im about to write maybe will surprise some of you, but nonetheless its all fact. So here goes.

Britain is a low income tax nation, hence increases in Council Tax.

Including Council tax, Britain has the most disproportionate tax system, compared to Western Europe.

The poor in Britain pay more "overall" taxation including Council tax and Income tax, in proportion to income, than the rich.

What do you think of that then ?

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Alouiseg · 12/10/2010 13:19

What do you mean about "expecting the poor to bail them out"? When you buy a house now you know which band it's in and how much you have to pay.

I don't see why council tax is any worse than rates.

earthworm · 12/10/2010 13:13

Are you after replacing the council tax with a sort of local income tax, based on ability to pay? I think that was an old lib dem policy.

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ivanhoe · 12/10/2010 12:17

To all those now tyrying to work out the tax.

European workers pay much higher levels of income tax than we do.

But they dont have our unjust council tax.

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ivanhoe · 12/10/2010 12:16

///////Alouiseg Tue 12-Oct-10 11:40:55
Before Council tax and poll tax we had to pay Rates.//////

yaes, but when people brought their houses under the old rating system, they knew what the rates were, they didnt expect to poor to bail them out, which is what has been happening since the poll tax, and now the council tax.

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jackstarbright · 12/10/2010 11:51

I meant 4 to 1 - so the top fifth had 4 time income of bottom fifth (average final income of £53,900 compared to £13,600).

jackstarbright · 12/10/2010 11:48

The UK Household Income 2008/09.

The top fifth to bottom fifth ratio was 1 to 4 (after tax and benefits).

Anyone know how that compared internationally?

Alouiseg · 12/10/2010 11:40

Before Council tax and poll tax we had to pay Rates.

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ivanhoe · 12/10/2010 11:40

//////PortoFangO Tue 12-Oct-10 11:05:04
It's hardly news.///////

Obviously it will be to those who have had their heads in the sand since the 80's.

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ivanhoe · 12/10/2010 11:39

Dont need one.

Thatcher cut income tax for all British workers in 1980, because the Tory "right" are the low income tax Government, Blair and Brown continued her tax policy, among others, from 1997.

Hence increases in our local taxes todate beginning with Thatcher's poll tax which is now council tax.

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jackstarbright · 12/10/2010 11:33

Link?

PortoFangO · 12/10/2010 11:05

It's hardly news.

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