Is that for real?

A Downing Street statement read ‘There is a lot of confusion over tax avoidance and tax dodging. Tax avoidance is actually OK sometimes, but it really depends who is doing it. Tax dodging is always morally wrong, unless you did it in the past and won’t benefit from it in the future, or it was set up by a relative or friend.’

It went on to say ‘Most people don’t really understand about tax, so we just advise they keep working and can relax in the knowledge that their bosses will tax them the correct amount at source. Thankfully we’ve also made it a difficult as possible for worker-bees to set themselves up as ‘contractors’, to ensure they always pay their tax at source. In order to give workers the same feeling of flexibility, we have tried to keep zero hours contracts going.’

They went on to say ‘Worker-bees must also understand that rich people are entitled to pay less tax because they have contributed more throughout their family history. If you’re poor and thinking of avoiding tax, don’t because it would be morally repugnant.’