Quick question just want to know if all the uk non smokers are going to enjoy paying more tax and national insurance next year or the year after to cover the lost income from cigerett taxes.cos I reckon thats whats going to happen so HAPPY NEW YEAR !
2006-12-15 04:23:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
you got it right this time
2006-12-15 12:09:42 · answer #1 · answered by Aonarach 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gordon Brown is the biggest thief we have had in no/ 11 for decades.
He wants people to give up smoking? nonsense, the cost of smoking materials are subject to approx. 85% tax.
The figure raised is almost 5 times the cost of treating smoking related diseases
He wants people to get out of their cars and use public transport? again, absolute nonsense.
If the country as a whole gave up smoking and did not use their cars, the economy would collapse overnight.
As for the new "green taxes" well what can you say.
Our national carbon emissions are 3% of global emissions, so it will make no difference whatsoever.
Just another excuse to rob us.
I look forward to the day when all the non smokers have to pay their fair share of the tax burden.
I assume these tax increases will apply to our immigrants friends
as well, or are they to be exempt from these as well.
Have a good XMas.
2006-12-15 14:16:05 · answer #2 · answered by researcher 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not a problem. Smokers will continue to pay higher taxes for their addiction & if they stop smoking there will be fewer medical treatments needed in the long term so it all works out.
2006-12-15 12:27:04 · answer #3 · answered by Well, said Alberto 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its not the smokers who control taxes its Gordon Brown and he will put up tax's until we are all skint regardless...in fact what he actually wants is for everyone just to give him our weekly pay and let us all starve.We might as well we are already working six months a year to pay our tax's as it is before any of our money is actually our own!.
2006-12-15 13:58:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where have you been all week. Haven't you heard Gordon has already started with the Higher tax on holidays Starting 1st Feb. Just in time for all the poor sods that have paid to get away for the school holidays...Scottish BA**ARD
2006-12-15 12:40:21 · answer #5 · answered by David 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If smoking continues to decline, the only way to fill the void in tax revenues will be to target all forms of bad pollution (and energy wastage) instead.
2006-12-15 14:16:12 · answer #6 · answered by Wise Kai 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont care coz im self employed, only pay 18% tax and £2 a week national insurance, and i smoke so its happy holidays
2006-12-15 12:26:50 · answer #7 · answered by PAZ.....GTFC 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd rather pay more taxes, then have to suffer smoked filled pubs and restaurants.. Bring it on is what i say
2006-12-15 12:32:21 · answer #8 · answered by Simon M 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I buy mine on the black market, so feck brown and the government thieving scum.
2006-12-15 13:58:48 · answer #9 · answered by toothache 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋