What do you think? Should big businesses be forced to pay their fair share - or be allowed to get away with dodging like they have for so long?
Phillip Green slipped
£1.2 billion into his wifes account who lives in Monaco... on which she paid ZERO tax. Losing us, the British Taxpayer
£285 million 
And what's worse - he's been appointed to advise the government on how best to slash public services!!!
Here's a snippet from the guardian:
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While Green lives and works in the UK, the Arcadia Group is registered in the name of his wife, Tina, who is resident in Monaco and so enjoys a 0% income-tax rate. In 2005 this arrangement allowed the Greens to bank £1.2bn, the biggest paycheck in British corporate history, without paying a penny in tax. This completely legal dodge cost the British taxpayer £285m, enough to pay the salaries of 9,000 NHS nurses or the £9,000 fees of close to 32,000 students. In an age of austerity, the link between tax avoidance and public sector cuts becomes crystal clear.
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And here's a short video of a demonstration that was held in London.
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Originally Posted by Lady in the video
The government isn't doing enough, about tax dodgers. Huge cuts falling heaviest on the poorest and the rich are getting away with it - this is a brilliant demonstration as it goes right to the heart of the matter.
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I completely agree. Makes me want to join the Protest Movement!
In fact, a year or so ago, I signed up a website domain to help people organise campaigns (although I had things like campaigns for the banning of electric shock collars and 100% disclosure in the ingredients lists of our foods in mind!). Might have to do something with it as a side project
anyone interested in it?
