I know it's the start of Christian Aid week, and I know they're talking about tax, but it also seems to be tax avoidance day in the Guardian.
They point out that those seeking to get round the government's proposed new rules for taxing the foreign income of companies by moving to Ireland are tax avoiders, increasing the Missing Billions.
They highlight the Christian Aid report.
Michael Meacher on Comment is Free refers to the role of tax avoidance in undermining the credibility of tax systems, and in increasing the wealth gap.
I'd make every Monday tax avoidance day. It would remind the accountants, lawyers and bankers of the world of the harm they cause. Harm that means 1,000 children will die today for lack of resources that could have been provided if tax had been paid by the clients of those professions.
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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.