Off Topic The Politics Thread

  • Please bear with us on the new site integration and fixing any known bugs over the coming days. If you can not log in please try resetting your password and check your spam box. If you have tried these steps and are still struggling email [email protected] with your username/registered email address
  • Log in now to remove adverts - no adverts at all to registered members!

Should the UK remain a part of the EU or leave?

  • Stay in

    Votes: 56 47.9%
  • Get out

    Votes: 61 52.1%

  • Total voters
    117
  • Poll closed .
If I read the graph in that correctly our best return on corporation tax was when it was about 35%. Revenues were lower after further cuts.
Was that in a world where you could fairly easily shuffle corporate profits into another country with a lower corporation tax rate?
 
Was that in a world where you could fairly easily shuffle corporate profits into another country with a lower corporation tax rate?
Not sure, given the behaviour of some of the IT giants I assume that world still exists.

It seems to me that the corporation tax take is more influenced by profits than small changes to the rate. If the global economy is good then the tax take will be higher. U.K. already has one of the lowest rates of developed countries.
 
It's ironic that those lambasting the Tories for this 'rich man' s budget' are the same ones who hounded Boris out of office. Never has 'be careful what you wish for' been truer...
 
  • Like
Reactions: rangercol
It's ironic that those lambasting the Tories for this 'rich man' s budget' are the same ones who hounded Boris out of office. Never has 'be careful what you wish for' been truer...

Thats like saying those who wanted May out has led to this **** show.
 
It's ironic that those lambasting the Tories for this 'rich man' s budget' are the same ones who hounded Boris out of office. Never has 'be careful what you wish for' been truer...
? He was sacked by his own MPs wasn’t he? Most of whom didn’t want Truss either.
 
? He was sacked by his own MPs wasn’t he? Most of whom didn’t want Truss either.

His position was made untenable by the media. The Tories just compounded it with their ludicrous leadership contest. Government is basically totally f*cked up now, we have a PM very few want and a real prospect if things carry on as they are that there will be civil unrest that will make the Poll Tax riots look like a vicar's tea party. What a sh*t show...
 
His position was made untenable by the media. The Tories just compounded it with their ludicrous leadership contest. Government is basically totally f*cked up now, we have a PM very few want and a real prospect if things carry on as they are that there will be civil unrest that will make the Poll Tax riots look like a vicar's tea party. What a sh*t show...

His position was made untenable by his own behaviour.