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For me personal taxes are not best set-up, but the real issue for me at least are corporations not paying their fair share. Can think of few to be honest, but is one that comes at the forefront all the times....making the owner richest person in the world.
Foreigner65-
making the owner richest person in the world
Rather than trying to tax corporations, which always seems hard as they spend a lot of time avoiding, we could just tax wealth. 1% of your wealth goes to the exchequer each year? Don't care if it is property, shares or gold, if you own it you pay. If you have to sell something then get selling. Probably with an option to put a charge on your home, a bit like a mortgage.
jellybaby
This for me too. I'm not annoyed taxes are too high, but I don't think they're well designed, both in terms of the steps up in tax as people get more income, and in terms of how capital assets are taxed (or aren't, which is the problem)