Taxation is never popular amongst voters and anything other
than a reduction in taxation is always an unpopular move. The reality of
taxation is that it is one of those necessary evils. If we all want to send our
children to school, receive immediate medical treatment without having to hand
over your card first, if you want to drive on roads rather than stone chippings
and be safe from crime and terrorism then taxation is needed.
In 2008 the budget estimate for income from taxation was just
over half a trillion pounds (approximately £541bn). The vast majority of the
income, 72.9%, came from income tax, national insurance contributions, value
added tax and corporation tax.
Under the current system there are twenty four different
taxes. The taxation system is overly complicated and bureaucratic. I would like
a review of the taxes.
The purpose of the review is to look at all the taxes
collected, the income they raise for the government and whether they are still
appropriate. In addition to this I would like to see the cost of collecting the
taxes including those who make payments on time as well as the cost of
recovering bad debts to see which methods are the most efficient in the
collection of taxes. I would look to see whether any of the taxes can be merged
to reduce the cost of collection. Finally I would like to see where the taxes
are used and whether they are the best use of the taxes.
The review would also look at the government departments
responsible for the collection of taxes to see whether it would be appropriate
for all taxes to be collected by one central department rather than government
departments and councils etc.
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