Comments on: Tesco to Switzerland means its time for the UK to act http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2007/03/29/tesco-to-switzerland-means-its-time-for-the-uk-to-act/ Richard Murphy on tax and corporate accountability Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:41:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Tax Research LLP http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2007/03/29/tesco-to-switzerland-means-its-time-for-the-uk-to-act/#comment-29284 Tax Research LLP Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:04:48 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2007/03/29/tesco-to-switzerland-means-its-time-for-the-uk-to-act/#comment-29284 Stefan I presume you know how illogical your argument is. Of course VAT is regressive - but the solution is not to be found in destroying UK jobs, the UK music industry or undermining the rule of law and respect for the democratic process. To put it another way - your comment is opportunistic an wrong. Richard Stefan

I presume you know how illogical your argument is. Of course VAT is regressive - but the solution is not to be found in destroying UK jobs, the UK music industry or undermining the rule of law and respect for the democratic process.

To put it another way - your comment is opportunistic an wrong.

Richard

]]> By: Stefan Schiffler http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2007/03/29/tesco-to-switzerland-means-its-time-for-the-uk-to-act/#comment-29245 Stefan Schiffler Mon, 02 Apr 2007 09:07:55 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2007/03/29/tesco-to-switzerland-means-its-time-for-the-uk-to-act/#comment-29245 I think that Tesco should be applauded. The Value Added Tax is highly regessive which means that the poor pay a higher share of VAT than the rich. Also Tesco is a retailer at which working class people shop. So what's wrong if working class people pay less tax? I think that Tesco should be applauded. The Value Added Tax is highly regessive which means that the poor pay a higher share of VAT than the rich. Also Tesco is a retailer at which working class people shop. So what’s wrong if working class people pay less tax?

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