Tony L
Administrator
WRT source of 'money', I'd use general taxiation, but actually *apply* this to tax dodgers of the many kinds that currently vampire off the rest of us and who dodge tax, offshore, use tricks like LLP's, etc, etc.
I agree, but be in no doubt that the likes of Nissan, Amazon and all the other huge global employers are here in a low-tax capacity because both main parties want the jobs they bring. We will never know just how much tax revenue the government is actually paying say Nissan to stay here, but I guarantee it is more than just letting them off their tax. There will be huge development grants etc too. Labour are just as bad due to the union block vote etc; jobs will always trump fairness, openness and accountability. Pork barrels and backhanders all round! It is, as ever, the small businesses and small independents that get screwed. FWIW I bet we get screwed here too, e.g. our NI will go up too despite our having no statutory minimum wage, no holidays, no sick-pay, no pension beyond the basic state etc. We just get to subsidise those who do!