Hi
I have a different view, not unusual for me.
Taxation should be all about fairness.
Most people are on PAYE, so have no escape.
The genuine self employed are on a different system.
I do not begrudge this, builders, sparkies etc spend an awful of time and money on non productive working, such as home visits, measuring up, ordering etc.
They also pay for their own office space and expenses.
They should be able to claim for this.
Now for the abuse of the system.
Zero hours contracts used for cheap labour and higher profits for huge companies.
NHS Consultants doing Private Work and self employed, locum GPs.
A right fiddle.
Then the big fiddles, enjoyed by the very rich, Non Dom Status, Trust Funds in Tax Havens so that they never pay Inheritance Tax.
Charity Status.
Eaton College is a Charity, but in reality it isn’t.
Payment in dividends, which have a much lower tax rate.
This is wrong, the rich are paying a much smaller percentage of tax than the rest of us.
The loopholes need to be closed and this can be done by Rishi, it is his job to do so.
Do I avoid paying Tax?
Well, not on my Income, all mine comes from the Government and is taxed at source.
I do avoid it on my expenditure.
I pay cash in hand to my Carers and to the locals when I need a job done.
I am happy with that, it is only small amounts of money and to those who need it.
I would have to live over a 1000 years to save in one year what Rishi Sunak’s wife has been saving in a year.
A tenner for a bit of Ironing or lifting stuff round the back to those who need it is fine by me.
A Fiver for some enterprising teenager to cut the back lawn or nip to Lidle or Aldi, it only takes them 20 minutes is great value.