Goodbye Cadbury

Skeeter said:
Single employee Ltd companies with the owners paying themselves minimum wage and then tax free dividends are the current targets. Much easier to tackle, but for insignificant sums of money compared to Kraft.
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The dividends are NOT tax free.
 
Tefal said:
indeed but given we pay our MP's less than the heads of local councils or headmasters it s clear to see they all always put their votes in the interests of the companies that their shares/seats on directors boards/consultancy contracts makes them millionaires.

Pay mp's a flat rate of 1 million a year, and forbid them and their spouses from having any other sources of income (except for one job for the spouse, i have to say spouse because just look at Harmon and her husbands G4s share) no shares, no consultancy, no speeches, no directors boards, no property or renting.

all their accounts regularly checked, any discrepancy.outside income harshly dealt with.
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Definitely wasn't a popular line of thinking but when the whole expense scandal happened I did actually think the pay isn't that great for the amount of work and responsibility that they have to do. Fair enough not all MPs are made equal but those heavily involved in their communities work long hours and stay in a lot of spotlight. No wonder there's not much talent coming through the ranks at the moment and that they look for sources of income elsewhere not to mention abuse expenses. As they say, "pay peanuts, get monkeys".

Wouldn't go as high as a million but certainly make a substantial increase on base salary but as you say remove all the extra side hustles during their time at office.
 
scorza said:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/b...ax-since-115bn-takeover-in-2010-a6762421.html

Kraft have paid no tax in the UK since Cadbury's takeover. I have not knowingly purchased a single Cadbury's product since this takeover went through and I don't see that changing any time soon.
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No corporation tax, not no tax.

Read the article.

Blame the game (UK tax system) not the player. But well done on avoiding Cadburys chocolate. Have you checked the tax status of all the other confectionary you've bought since 2010?
 
Skeeter said:
Single employee Ltd companies with the owners paying themselves minimum wage and then tax free dividends are the current targets. Much easier to tackle, but for insignificant sums of money compared to Kraft.
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As mentioned dividends are not tax free. And how are they the targets when what they are doing is completely legal and the norm? :confused:

And why should Kraft Foods pay corporation tax in the UK when they are based in the US?
 
Jambo said:
As mentioned dividends are not tax free. And how are they the targets when what they are doing is completely legal and the norm? :confused:

And why should Kraft Foods pay corporation tax in the UK when they are based in the US?
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They sell products in the UK, good enough reason?
 
Jambo said:
As mentioned dividends are not tax free. And how are they the targets when what they are doing is completely legal and the norm? :confused:
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They are the targets because of new legislation that aims to make what they are doing not completely legal and the norm.
 
Just seen on reddit (sorry - no link, contains lots of swearing!) that this years Creme Egg Easter Eggs only contain one Creme Egg. For as long as I can remember it's always been two. People might like to consider that before procuring their Easter Eggs this year.
 
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