Tax avoidance is on the rise - and the rich are leading the way

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

68% : It has taken the government spending watchdog to highlight what has long been suspected, that ministerial claims to be cracking down on tax avoidance come nowhere near the mark.
53% : This was Rachel Reeves in her party conference speech last September: "We will crack down on tax avoidance and tax evasion."
49% : To be fair, you could take your pick of any chancellor or shadow chancellor during the last few decades and you will find a speech lambasting tax avoidance schemes accompanied by a ringing pledge to bring them to an end.
42% : Reeves announced tax rises aimed at the wealthy in her first Budget, including reducing the advantages enjoyed by non-doms, increasing capital gains tax and imposing VAT on private school fees.
37% : Brace yourselves for further tax increases is the message as we head into the summer.

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