Futures Forum: Corporation tax, small towns and small businesses >>> giving SMEs the same 'level playing field' as multinationals
With the latest case making news headlines:
Google tax row: What's behind the deal? - BBC News
Google's tax deal made dirtier by George Osbourne and David Cameron - MAX HASTINGS | Daily Mail Online
And there will be repercussions:
EU pledges crack down on corporate tax avoidance - BBC News
European Commission introduces new proposals to tackle corporate tax avoidance - Business Insider
As part of this campaign to highlight these discepancies, a demonstration is to be held in Sidmouth next Monday:
Tax avoidance protest at Sidmouth Conservative Club
14:37 22 January 2016
A county councillor who ran to represent East Devon is urging MP Hugo Swire to act on the ‘modern scourge’ of tax avoidance.
Claire Wright hopes to get the Tory member’s attention with a demonstration outside the Sidmouth Conservative Club next Monday (February 1) – ahead of a vote penned for February 3.
She said although the practice is ‘perfectly legal’ it is ‘quite wrong’ when public services are being to cut to unsustainable levels.
Councillor Wright, who stood as an independent Parliamentary candidate last May, said: “Tax avoidance by massively wealthy corporate giants is being practised on a monumental scale, and the Government seems reluctant to do little if anything about it. Even HMRC has been criticized by the public accounts committee for its poor record on dealing with the problem.
“In Devon, the amount of corporation tax avoided could mean a further income of around £380m if it was all collected. I have written to Mr Swire asking him to vote and speak against the massive funding cuts proposed for councils.
“And tackle the tax avoidance scourge – I believe that the vote in the House of Commons on this will be held on February 3, so the demo is designed to raise awareness of this issue just before MPs go to the vote.”
She added: “It is really important that there is a big turnout to give a clear message that we think it is unacceptable that our council services are being cut so severely, while the government does little or nothing to address the persistent loopholes in the tax system.”
The protest will begin at 11am.
Participants are asked to take their own placards.
Tax avoidance protest at Sidmouth Conservative Club - News - Sidmouth Herald
Tax avoidance demo: Sidmouth, 1 February 11 am | East Devon Watch
This is from the website of Cllr Claire Wright who is organising the demonstration:
PROTEST:BIG BUSINESS TAX AVOIDANCE RIFE WHILE MPs SET TO VOTE THROUGH HUGE FUNDING CUTS TO COUNCILS
Thursday, 21 January 2016 0 Comments by Claire
There will be a high profile PROTEST against the forthcoming vote in the House of Commons, which will see Devon County Council lose £28m, while big business tax receipts could fund Devon’s public services to around £380m.
The Conservative government’s austerity measures mean that our precious public services are being eroded each year, which is hitting the poorest and most vulnerable the hardest.
I wrote to Hugo Swire asking him to take action on this subject last week—including speaking against, and voting against the budget cuts.
But this subject is too important to leave it there…..
The demonstration will take place on MONDAY 1 FEBRUARY AT 11AM, ON PAVEMENT OUTSIDE SIDMOUTH’S CONSERVATIVE CLUB.
Please bring your own placards! ................. MORE…......
Here’s a map - http://sidmouthconservativeclub.co.uk/map.htm
It is REALLY important that there is a big turnout to give a clear message that we think it is unacceptable that our council services are being cut so severely, while the government does little or nothing to address the persistent loopholes in the tax system.
The House of Commons vote on the massive funding cuts to councils will probably take place on Wednesday 3 February.
Here’s more information - http://www.claire-wright.org/index.php/post/devon_portion_of_avoided_corporation_tax_could_total_380m
.
.
.
No comments:
Post a Comment