The government is cracking down on benefit fraud by spying on claimants' bank accounts. But tax fraud is much bigger. Prof Richard Murphy shows how to crack down on tax dodgers, saving billions. [4-min read] @eastangliabylines.co.uk - ThreadSky

bylinesnetwork.co.uk • 16 days ago

The government is cracking down on benefit fraud by spying on claimants' bank accounts. But tax fraud is much bigger. Prof Richard Murphy shows how to crack down on tax dodgers, saving billions. [4-min read]

@eastangliabylines.co.uk

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fizz56.bsky.social•16 days ago

Hope RR reads this

alistairblantyre.bsky.social•16 days ago

🧐🥴

mirandada.bsky.social•16 days ago

They are obsessed with benefit fraud because it panders to the ugly desire of many voters to see the worst in their fellow humans.

alloutgreen.bsky.social•16 days ago

Presumably the uninformed & malleable are the majority in UK, meaning the demonisation of honest & genuine benefit claimants generates more voter support.

sibelian62.bsky.social•16 days ago

Why indeed. An excellent article was posted here a while ago citing negative (false) media reports of fraud & MP's myopic view of this perceived fraud. True fraud is miniscule much less than 1%! Tax fraud/legal evasion amounts to billions.

aletheian1.bsky.social•16 days ago

As much effort if not more required on Tax Evasion

getexbritdone.bsky.social•16 days ago

Deflection

nicolaboo.bsky.social•15 days ago

Why did so many people vote to get away from austerity, yet the new Tory government appears to think that it’s still the remedy for the Uk??????

winflead.bsky.social•16 days ago

This government is not. It is left-overs from the Tories.

johntgannon.bsky.social•16 days ago

I love the answer: “I wish I knew.” Same as mine. #taxtherich

ivorbolakov.bsky.social•16 days ago

Hint

drpaulm.bsky.social•15 days ago

Is it not because they are the ones doing the tax fraud and they are quite in favour of it?

bullxead.bsky.social•15 days ago

It seems the British government is spying on itself for being the biggest benefit fraudster and tax evader. I can’t accept that.
This is fake news!

ilefttwittertoday.bsky.social•16 days ago

Inmigine it's a lot cheaper and quicker to sanction a single mum than it is to pay forensic account's, lawyers and the police to deal with the 1%. It sucks.

robeagle.bsky.social•16 days ago

If I recall It is actually more costly , I can't pull any specifics but I do remember reading somewhere that it costs more to chase such fraudsters down than they will make back from it due to the rates of fraud being 0.1% for Benefits claimants.

rooflight1.bsky.social•16 days ago

And yet offshore wankers like dyson can avoid paying tax in the millions using loopholes.

keltikidea.bsky.social•16 days ago

It's much easier to kick the benefits claimants. They're not the ones donating millions to the party coffers, and lavishing gifts on the politicians.

mickrab.bsky.social•16 days ago

And benefit claimants can't afford the big-hitting lawyers HMRC and SFO are so scared of.

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