Donate your Council Tax rebate
I live in an eligible house, but I earn enough and therefore don't need the extra money to stay warm.
So I have donated my Council Tax refund.
Also, sign up for Gift Aid to screw another 25% from the Cunts in Charge.
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P-MONKE We're all fucked, Sat 5 Feb 2022, 18:55,
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Also, sign up for Gift Aid to screw another 25% from the Cunts in Charge.
You realise it's not screwing anything out of the cunts in charge.
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Gift aid isn't magic money, it just comes out of general tax receipts
So you're screwing the NHS out of it.
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Varmint, Sat 5 Feb 2022, 20:23,
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Christ, do you really think that money is coming out of Boris's own pocket?
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Sat 5 Feb 2022, 20:45,
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Ok, so I don't properly understand the tax system.
But is it not still directing more of the tax money in the right direction?
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P-MONKE We're all fucked, Sat 5 Feb 2022, 23:18,
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There's not understanding tax
And then there's believing that tax goes to the cunts in charge :/
(, Sat 5 Feb 2022, 23:34, Reply)
The cunts in charge gave £5bn to criminals
And about £10bn to their friends for fucked up PPE who gave them donations in return. So it sort of does go into the pockets of the cunts in charge.
(, Mon 7 Feb 2022, 10:31, Reply)
Not if you are directing away from the NHS and other services.
IMHO none of the big charities should be allowed to take advantage of gift aid.
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Varmint, Sun 6 Feb 2022, 8:16,
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Exactly. Fuck those do-gooders.
Seriously though, there are far bigger drains on our tax take than Gift Aid. How about closing those that are used for personal or corporate gain before you get worked up about charities?
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Sun 6 Feb 2022, 9:12,
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I'm not getting worked up, and you are right about bigger fish
But the amount lost from the general tax fund is not insignificant, and having previously worked for a charity which last year had income of over £600 million, I don't think they should benefit as much as they do.
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Varmint, Sun 6 Feb 2022, 11:37,
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Interestingly if you claim more gift aid than you pay in tax then you have to pay more tax
more excruciating detail here
and the stats here
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Yeah I don't tend to bother with Gift Aid.
I often get asked for it but feel it's a bit cheeky when I've already paid for something and then am asked to divert my hard earned tax money away from government spending that if not benefiting me directly may at least go towards addressing social inequalities and instead pay for some smelly asian otters that shouldn't even be in this country to have some extra fish or something.
(, Sun 6 Feb 2022, 8:22, Reply)