UK Budget
Mar 28th 2011, 8:56 am
#16
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Re: UK Budget
Do you disagree with what I'm saying about the wide grey area being to HMRC's advantage in many ways? And that having a clearly defined statutory basis for residency will make gaming the rules easier? (Something it seems to me that Gaines-Cooper tried and failed to do.) That again is my political judgment, would be interesting to hear your take.
Mar 28th 2011, 12:44 pm
#17
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Re: UK Budget
I suppose a lot depends on if we see ourselves as citizens or subjects.
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Mar 28th 2011, 2:56 pm
#18
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Re: UK Budget
Case law is usually far less specific and open to manouvre than statutes (the well-written ones). I would expect that the statute will be worded tightly and specifically, and will be complemented by revised HRMC guidelines. If you know who you want to target, it ain't that difficult to write something which will capture 95% of those you want--and for the rest, the courts are still available.
As a side point, I hope this lot are better at wording statutes than the last lot... (see: debacle over fines for non-registration of rental deposits).
Mar 28th 2011, 4:18 pm
#19
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Re: UK Budget
It will be what it will be, no point in us debating it or worrying about it. It is not exactly in our gift to control it.
Anyway... who ever said Governments were moral?
