The trouble with getting rid of one tax is that the Government will find another way of taking it from us. The will either increase taxes in another area or, even worse, will cut services.
Sadly, contrary to popular belief, the Government is not a huge bottomless pit of cash - The National Health Service and the Welfare State take up a vast amount of fiscal resource and the remaing Governmental departments are left scrabbling about for what's left.
I'd rather pay a discretionary tax like Stamp Duty than one I can't avoid like an incrase in VAT or fuel duty. |