Re: Cameron reprimanded for false claim on debt : Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:00 pm  

Sal Paradise wrote:

On the first point - if the only benefits he would receive would the £700 child allowance then he would effectively working full time for £700 a month - why would he?

On the second point that is just about broadening the debate. It is a frustration to some tax payers when they see the abuse of the benefits system, Mr Philpott's is clearly an abuse of what benefits were intended for.

As Big Graeme said, he would get working tax credit and child tax credit on a sliding scale. I reckon he would still get about £3k a year child tax credit on top of child benefit and possibly some working tax credit. Housing benefit is almost impossible to work out without knowing his details.
Maybe he wants that £700 a month?

Re: Cameron reprimanded for false claim on debt : Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:02 pm  

Sal Paradise wrote:

Tax avoidance is a global issue - unless you can get a global agreement this will always happen. Benefit abuse is a national issue that can addressed internally.

Tax avoidance in certain industries like financial markets is a global issue that requires global agreements. Tax avoidance of the likes of Starbucks, Vodafone and Amazon is a national issue that can be addressed internally.

Re: Cameron reprimanded for false claim on debt : Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:16 pm  

Him wrote: Tax avoidance of the likes of Starbucks, Vodafone and Amazon is a national issue that can be addressed internally. Funny how quiet this government chooses to be when it's the other way around though, isn't it? Presumably the Zambian people need to stop buying Kingsmill, Ryvita and Silver Spoon to send a message that this simply will not do. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013 ... ax-scandal

Him wrote: Tax avoidance of the likes of Starbucks, Vodafone and Amazon is a national issue that can be addressed internally. Funny how quiet this government chooses to be when it's the other way around though, isn't it? Presumably the Zambian people need to stop buying Kingsmill, Ryvita and Silver Spoon to send a message that this simply will not do. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013 ... ax-scandal

Re: Cameron reprimanded for false claim on debt : Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:54 pm  

Sal Paradise wrote:

Tax avoidance is a global issue - unless you can get a global agreement this will always happen. Benefit abuse is a national issue that can addressed internally.

There is plenty that can be addressed internally and the amounts involved totally dwarf benefit scams.

Re: Cameron reprimanded for false claim on debt : Thu Feb 14, 2013 3:14 pm  

Sal Paradise wrote:

Tax avoidance is a global issue - unless you can get a global agreement this will always happen. Benefit abuse is a national issue that can addressed internally.

Its probably a good point here to highlight the fact that the person in question does not appear to have been abusing or defrauding the benefit system.

Re: Cameron reprimanded for false claim on debt : Thu Feb 14, 2013 3:17 pm  

JerryChicken wrote:

Its probably a good point here to highlight the fact that the person in question does not appear to have been abusing or defrauding the benefit system.

Don't go spoiling his imaginary outrage.
It just won't do.