Shaw thing

THE revelation that large companies in the United Kingdom are getting an easier ride from the taxman than small businesses or the individual taxpayer through what has been termed “sweetheart deals” in settling tax bills should really come as no surprise to anyone.

George Bernard Shaw once stated: “Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed up by force.”

I would suggest we delete the last four words of Shaw’s quote and substitute “backed up by HMRC”.

Robert T Smith

Braeside Terrace

Aberdeen

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