Now taxman wants to take your money
before you can even bank it

Paul Waugh, Deputy Political Editor
17.09.10

HM Revenue & Customs risked fresh public anger today with a “radical” plan to deduct tax directly from workers' pay packets.

Business leaders and MPs warned of further problems for the taxman after it emerged that it wanted to cut out employers from the tax system and use a centralised computer to award wages.

The HMRC, which has been heavily criticised for its handling of the tax “clawback” fiasco, has produced a discussion paper proposing that tax collection should take place centrally.
Michael Fallon, a senior member of the Treasury Select Committee, joined the CBI and Institute of Directors in warning against the plans.

Under the proposals, employers would no longer be responsible for deducting tax from workers and instead would give information on gross salary to the HMRC.

The Treasury agency, which admits the plan is a “radical option”, would then deduct income tax and national insurance directly before the money was paid into worker's bank accounts.

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Our comrades in UK are very progressive.

Great Britain...the worker's paradise !

Even more progressive would be to pre-tax everything you might make in a lifetime, everything your kids could make in a lifetime, everything your grandkids could make in a lifetime, everything your great-grandchildren could make in a lifetime....

What a perfectly gloriously socialist idea, is it not?! I can't wait until dearest fearless Leader gets wind of this and drools with communist envy. I wonder how long before he forces implements that here?

Ahhhh Fraulein!

Øbama has already hinted that he wishes to do this with 401ks and pensions.
The government will "assume" them, and then distribute them back out in most equal way........

WHY AM I NOT GETTING MY DAILY UPDATED MEMO'S!!

This is delightful news which should make all the comrades filled with dreadexcitement at the contemplation, Comrade Boris. Then we will happily wait to "assume" what is ours, when we're told is it ours. Praise Obama.

Comrade Scratch: That's a very adorable picture you posted of the pissed off little girl, but just wait till her father comes home!

Leave it to the U.K. to be the harbinger of the new level of government efficiency in collecting taxes. What'll they think of next?

It's too bad they can't implement something just as equal with their dental care.

Whinny-da-PBUH wrote:Comrade Scratch: That's a very adorable picture you posted of the pissed off little girl, but just wait till her father comes home!

I have a hunch her daddy took the picture.

I am simply nauseated thrilled at the possibilities our UK brothers and sisters have shown. The idea is totally simply freaking insane brilliant! Send more shovels to the doomed lucky socialst patsies beneficiaries of this forward thinking criminal scheme plan.

I presume we are to assume the position?

Boris Badanoff wrote:Ahhhh Fraulein!

Øbama has already hinted that he wishes to do this with 401ks and pensions.
The government will "assume" them, and then distribute them back out in most equal way........

Yes Fraulein we are sure to be SOL lucky Kulaks! Stunned. That's what we are. Stunned by the magnificence of our Glorious Leader!

Fraulein Pulloskies wrote:What a perfectly gloriously socialist idea, is it not?! I can't wait until dearest fearless Leader gets wind of this and drools with communist envy. I wonder how long before he forces implements that here?

Ivan Ivanobitch wrote:Yes Fraulein we are sure to be SOL lucky Kulaks! Stunned. That's what we are. Stunned by the magnificence of our Glorious Leader!

(as is my government provided shrinking paycheck.) Indeed