Would there be a stealth tax on smoking turnip skins ?

Question

Hi,

I am a naughty boy, in that I roll my own tobacco only cigs.

It is a leaf !

What next, the Boston "tea party" was about chucking leaves into the harbour to avoid tea tax.

What about a tax on allotments, for growing your own veg.

Better still, a tax on using the wind to fly a kite.

Or putting meters on urinals. Pay as you p**s.

I am dismayed. I have returned from many a year working ex-pat in the Mid East, and am amazed at all the taxes.

My car. It had import tax added in, it needed a VAT payment, the fuel to make it go is heavily taxed, the road tax, etc. etc.

All that after paying income tax to start with.

I am worth half what I begin with.

Are you a bit suspicious of UK taxation ?

Bob

Answer 1

I think Tax is unfortunatley unavoidable, what we need to do is be upfront about it and stop waisting Tax payers money. What I am fed up with is being worse off than someone who is not working. If our tax was clearly spelled out and we were told where it went then perhaps we would be happier to pay it, or at least we could object to the waste!

Answer 2

No I'm not.

Maybe you could suggest alternatives to raise money for, police, education, etc etc

Answer 3

The Labour government have become very talented at throwing in and increasing these sneaky underhand extra taxes that tend to go unnoticed. Compare it to cutting the 10% rate of income tax which costs the full time worker on minimum wage only £86 a year or £7 a month (after taking into account increased income tax and NIC bands). That causes absolute outrage. But the sneaky taxes can cost the average taxpayer ten times as much if not more and people just don't notice.

I think Labour has delightfully overcooked their taxation policy and haven't a hope of getting re-elected as a result so hopefully the future will be brighter!

P.s. Any tips on how to actually smoke turnip skins?

Answer 4

I suppose 'cos we live here we have kinda rolled over to it all.  I agree with the person who said it's all stealth and it never ends.  So don't imagine that there will come a time .... my NHS pension is taxed to all get out and I worked years for it - they give you a state pension then take most of it back through any other pensions you have.  Maybe you should go back - it's only going to get worse here.  I'm not sure about the turnip leaves though!!!!  Yuk!!!