http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/05/12/tax-avoidance-day/ Richard Murphy on tax and corporate accountability Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:29:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/05/12/tax-avoidance-day/#comment-431222 Carol Wilcox Mon, 12 May 2008 10:43:49 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/05/12/tax-avoidance-day/#comment-431222 Watching Alex Ferguson on the news at the weekend, I was thinking about all those celebrity high earners (many considered as national treasures) who are in the daily news - and never give consideration to the tax their advisors help them to avoid. We need a campaign to inform them and the public of the effect of these selfish actions, which totally negate any charitable donations they proudly make. Perhaps we should ask Ricky Gervais to lead the campaign. Watching Alex Ferguson on the news at the weekend, I was thinking about all those celebrity high earners (many considered as national treasures) who are in the daily news - and never give consideration to the tax their advisors help them to avoid. We need a campaign to inform them and the public of the effect of these selfish actions, which totally negate any charitable donations they proudly make. Perhaps we should ask Ricky Gervais to lead the campaign.

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