Tax Freedom Day

[V8mate]

Happy Tax Freedom Day everyone

Every penny you (UK taxpayers) have earned so far this year will be going to the government, but do keep the rest of the year's income for yourself!

http://www.adamsmith.org/blog/tax-spending/today-i...

[mcdjl]

adamsmith said:

“In the Middle Ages a serf only had to work four months of the year for the feudal landlord, whereas in modern Britain people have to toil five months for Osborne’s tax gatherers.”

So much for progress!

[fido]

As a better comparison - which countries have an earlier Tax Freedom Day. I'm guessing the feudal serfs didn't have an NHS, Nuclear Weapons or Olympics to fund. Most didn't make it past 30 years old.

[sinizter]

Since my tax is calculated from April and not January, not even close.

[V8mate]

sinizter said:

Since my tax is calculated from April and not January, not even close.

This is a well established international metric, standardised to the calendar to cope with the various fiscal regimes adopted by individual countries.

[sinizter]

V8mate said:

This is a well established international metric, standardised to the calendar to cope with the various fiscal regimes adopted by individual countries.

Agreed. I'm not disputing the 149 days or whatever as calculated.

But on a UK based site, it doesn't feel right.

[V8mate]

fido said:

As a better comparison - which countries have an earlier Tax Freedom Day. I'm guessing the feudal serfs didn't have an NHS, Nuclear Weapons or Olympics to fund. Most didn't make it past 30 years old.

USA - April 17th
Australia - April 4th

...but France has their's in July, and the author wonders what impact the new President will have on that date!

[J B L]

V8mate said:

...but France has their's in July, and the author wonders what impact the new President will have on that date!

15th November.................................... 2240!