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Now the European Parliament is telling Osbourne he's a twat

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    Now the European Parliament is telling Osbourne he's a twat

    MEPs want to question Osborne on 'bad' Google tax deal - BBC News

    European MPs want George Osborne to explain the "very bad deal" that UK tax authorities have struck with Google.

    The call adds to pressure on the chancellor from within the UK.

    Google agreed last week to pay £130m in back tax to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), with an official saying that that was the "full tax due in law",

    But the vice chair of a European tax committee said the deal showed the UK was preparing "to become a kind of tax haven to attract multinationals".

    French MEP Eva Joly said the settlement was "bad news for everybody" and told Radio 4's Today programme that MEPs would call the chancellor to appear before them.
    Last edited by DaveB; 27 January 2016, 10:41.
    "Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.

    #2
    It's not like they have much say on the matter, the Italians are doing the same despite the claim they were owed 1bn by Google. Google will pretty much do what they want seeing as they have an army of lawyers and accountants.
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      #3
      CTax should be due at the POS (as per VAT). New law is required, but we'll have to wait until we're out of the EU as it's current head was the Guy who set up Luxembourg to be the Tax haven for these 'multinationals'.

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        #4
        Osborne: "A great victory… a major success… a real vindication."

        Hamface's spokesperson: "A step forward."

        Damned by faint praise much, George?

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          #5
          What? Is anyone on CUK, apart from aTW, allowed to post about Osbourne?
          bloggoth

          If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
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            #6
            Hamface's spokesperson: "A step forward."
            A very tiny little shuffle I'd call it. This sort of abuse is no more to do with a free market economy than state imposed socialism.
            bloggoth

            If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
            John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)

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              #7
              Originally posted by NigelJK View Post
              CTax should be due at the POS (as per VAT). New law is required, but we'll have to wait until we're out of the EU as it's current head was the Guy who set up Luxembourg to be the Tax haven for these 'multinationals'.
              It is, POS is Luxembourg or anyone that has a lower CTax rate than the UK
              Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.

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                #8
                Could be Hameron lining us up to play the long game; just hope he hasn't put his eggs in the wrong basket. Dangerous balance to strike in terms of pitching taxes at the right level in terms of turning companies away versus them taking the p**s.

                Doesn't matter who is in charge, GB plc is broke.
                Increase revenue? By increasing tax in all its various guises and/or increase the number of people paying tax (by getting more people in work, etc)

                Decrease costs? Spending cuts, public sector job cuts. With these measures, you're increasing costs by putting further strain on the social protection budget and also hitting the revenue increases by taking people out of tax-paying positions. Is it therefore logical that keeping sufficient civil servants in jobs where they won't receive any social assistance is a good way to tackle both sides? Obviously you've got the associated costs with these people but if you don't have them in London, that cost will decrease significantly.

                Like I said in another thread, the game is the problem, not the players.
                The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't exist

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                  #9
                  Thing is old slope shoulders will start saying "It's nothing to do with me, it's HMRC" when it suits him. Or if he thinks there's some plunder to be had it's his baby.

                  Multifaceted faced if you ask me.

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                    Originally posted by Lost It View Post
                    Thing is old slope shoulders will start saying "It's nothing to do with me, it's HMRC" when it suits him. Or if he thinks there's some plunder to be had it's his baby.

                    Multifaceted faced if you ask me.
                    HMRC has made previous deals with Vodafone and Goldman Sachs etc without consulting their own experts they like to play loose and fast sometimes.
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