Tackling tax dodging
Quakers sign open letter to George Osborne
Quakers have joined other Christian-based groups in urging the chancellor of the exchequer to crack down on tax dodging by the rich. They signed an open letter telling George Osborne that the wide gap between rich and poor is ‘tearing at the fabric of society’. They argue that ‘efficient collection’ of tax from corporations and wealthy individuals ‘would lessen the demand to cut social and welfare expenditure which is hurting the poorest in our communities so much’.
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