Of course, the Chancellor and Prime Minister don't actually pay income taxes at all. As I understand it, this is by a convention designed to stop their own financial well being influencing government policy.
Posted by James Hellyer at December 7, 2005 12:59 PM
That's GordEnron Brown for you.
Posted by Niconoclast at December 7, 2005 04:33 PM
Wasn't income tax supposed to be a temporary tax?Wasn't it introduced at a very low level so it would meet with minimal opposition?
Posted by niconoclast at December 7, 2005 04:36 PM
You wouldn't be a hypocrite would you, Mr Brown?