taxman Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 According to a report from the National Audit Office the government was owed £22billion at 31 March 2013. A further £6billion was written off or not pursued. Thats an awful lot of doctors, nurses, libraries, home helps, lollipop ladies and flood defences that could have been paid for instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Plus 12,000 taxmen due to be axed and replaced with a robot ... that people will phone up ... honestly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Clowning Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 At least they got the old lady down our road to pay up who had that room doing nothing upstairs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spilldig Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 In the news today that £80 Billion of student loans will have to be written off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 It is disgraceful but we seem to have become immune to things like this. We also apparently live in a 'rich country,' in which 'money is no object.' Yet we cannot afford to help the poor, and services are constantly under threat through lack of funding. In just about every area, we seem to be surrounded by incompetence, yet these are the people charging us millions in top salaries because apparently, 'we have to pay to attract the best people.' If these are the best, God help us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyofborg Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 According to a report from the National Audit Office the government was owed £22billion at 31 March 2013. A further £6billion was written off or not pursued. Thats an awful lot of doctors, nurses, libraries, home helps, lollipop ladies and flood defences that could have been paid for instead. why aren't you out there collecting it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psynuk Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I think £200 of that might be my fault, sorry. but if hmrc are going to ask me to fill in a self assessment when I'm on paye and try and charge me for the privilege...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vague_Boy Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Thats an awful lot of doctors, nurses, libraries, home helps, lollipop ladies and flood defences that could have been paid for instead. A mere drop in the ocean. True level of UK government debt exceeds £5 trillion We also apparently live in a 'rich country' A rich country that is trillions of pounds in debt. How exactly does that work then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 A mere drop in the ocean. True level of UK government debt exceeds £5 trillion A rich country that is trillions of pounds in debt. How exactly does that work then? You tell me. Politicians always seem to have the money when it suits them, and yet claim poverty when it doesn't. And as I've said before, is the debt even real? Who do we owe it to? Do we owe it to the same bankers we are still bailing out to the tune of billions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penistone999 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 According to a report from the National Audit Office the government was owed £22billion at 31 March 2013. A further £6billion was written off or not pursued. . Maybe those good chaps at the old HMRC would consider doing the same and stop harassing people just trying to earn a few quid to pay the bills . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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