For small businesses and ordinary people, tax is compulsory, for tax dodging corporations like Vodafone, Starbucks, Facebook and Google, it is voluntary.
Google tax dodging
It’s unbelievable that big companies like Google ‘negotiate’ the amount of tax they pay. They should be told how much to pay, and made to pay up. Like everyone else. — UK Uncut
A smug George Osborne at Davos said Goggle only paying £130 million tax showed the success of his tax policies.
If an individual or a small business fail to pay tax, they will be prosecuted, forced to pay the tax owed. A small businesses may be forced into bankruptcy by the tax authorises to recover unpaid tax, may face a prison sentence.
One rule for ordinary people, small businesses another rule for the wealthy and global corporations.
From the viewpoint of George Osborne, it is a major success of his tax policy, aiding and abetting the rich and greedy corporations to dodge tax.
HMRC staff who aided and abetted, should be prosecuted for misconduct in public office, a criminal offence that attracts a prison sentence.
A six year investigation into the tax affairs of Google. How much did it cost, has it been published?
And the result, Google ‘voluntarily’ pay £130 million ‘tax’ for ten years of tax dodging.
For small businesses and ordinary people, tax is compulsory, for tax dodging corporations like Vodafone, Starbucks, Facebook and Google, it is voluntary.
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