Well what do you know? It turns out that a third of FTSE 100 companies are so good at tax avoidance that they don't pay any UK corporate tax ... leaving us PAYE payers to support the NHS, school system, pensions (and the bailout) without any help from them.
Enough is enough. So I'm proposing a voluntary TaxTicked logo that could be used by companies that DO meet their tax obligations. It would help us recognise and support the good corporate citizens out there, whether they're banks, brewers or bakers.
What do you think of the TaxTicked idea? Would you like to support companies that contribute their fair share towards our public services? Do you have any suggestions to make the idea bigger and better? Leave your comment here.
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The slides for my presentation at CLASS today
17 hours ago
I think that's a brilliant idea.
ReplyDeleteI'd definitely be interested in supporting companies that pay their fair share of tax.
Please keep me posted, you can find me at emily@askm.co.uk
M
I agree, I think this logo is a great idea. it is much needed:
ReplyDelete-especially as there are so many loopholes/ drainholes in the current tax system, it seems impossible for the govt to plug them all up
-sounds like this would be a nice, simple way for consumers to know which companies are giving something back!
Good idea. will spread the word
V
Back the tickers
ReplyDeletebut
Back-off the ticked-off tax-dodgers
Ollie
Brilliant idea. The whole concept of taxation is that each pays according to his means, and receives according to his needs. All the little people have to pay - why not the big far cat corporations?
ReplyDeleteMore comments received by email - thanks!
ReplyDelete"It's a great idea, and smack on the zeitgeist" - Jim
"Excellent idea" - Julian
"Right on!" - Paul
"Watching some of those nasty devious scumbags being questioned on the banks' failure, I despair." - Ann
"Good idea!" - Katharine
I think your Taxticked idea could be very big. It catches the spirit of the times with the public resentment of bankers’ greed, the fatcat syndrome, wideboy traders etc. all at boiling point. Personally, I can’t bring myself to read the Tax Gap reports in my Saturday Guardian – bad for the blood pressure.
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