2019 United Kingdom Election CONSERVATIVE WIN

[donkeypunchd]

Apple's EU tax dispute - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

2016.

The EU loves to meddle.

That case centred on state aid, which is highly restrictive under the EU’s four freedoms policy framework. The issue at stake was not taxation policy or the ‘Double Irish’ structure commonly associated with the Irish corporate taxation regime, but Apple taking advantage of that regime and in a manner that disadvantaged competitors and which supplies them with an unfair competitive advantage.

 

[NSWCROW]

Yeeeesh

 

[Pessimistic]

He wont be hiding come tomorrow night hell be right up in everyones face. That what we used to call more faces than a clock tower

 

[SSwans2011]

Yeeeesh

Geez it really is a golden era for Western world leaders, isn't it? Had to laugh at the hosts' reactions though.

 

[FurTheWin]

Now there's a thought. Would they give up their consistent refusal to sit in Parliament if they commanded a majority?

Could be interesting if they were to hold the balance of power in a hung Parliament like the Duppers did last time

 

[The Speaker]

Could be interesting if they were to hold the balance of power in a hung Parliament like the Duppers did last time

From memory, the only reason the DUP held the balance in the first place was because of SF's refusal to participate.

 

[FurTheWin]

Ireland had its tax rates reconfigured by the EU. And corporate tax structures altered as well.

Because the EU know how to run Ireland better than Ireland does.

The EU is after American tech giants to pay their fair share
Is that a bad thing?

 

[medusala]

There is no way the conservatives win this going by how I see this reported in the news, they never pick the unpopular side afterall

Ch4 coverage has been staggering. Making BBC look the picture of impartiality.

 

[medusala]

If the commission was unable to introduce tax harmonisation during the Eurozone debt crisis they’re unlikely to find a future scenario where members will agree to pool sovereignty on matters of tax policy.

Ireland is extremely vulnerable to a) EU trying to stuff them and b) UK lowering its tax rate to the same. Unfortunately Boris is too much of a coward to do that and instead reversed a cut to corporation tax.

12 EU states reject move to expose companies' tax avoidance

Proposal would have forced firms to reveal profits made and taxes paid in each EU country

www.theguardian.com

 

[FurTheWin]

From memory, the only reason the DUP held the balance in the first place was because of SF's refusal to participate.

I doubt they ever will as long as there's a Queen to swear allegiance to
Just one more reason British politics needs an overhaul
Would be funny tho
I can see the Sun headline now
"Stitched up! Terrorist Corbyn and his Scots and Irish collaborators will destroy our Union!"

 

[FurTheWin]

Ch4 coverage has been staggering. Making BBC look the picture of impartiality.

And Tories melting about it like an ice sculpture

 

[FurTheWin]

Will be voting tomorrow but seeing as I live in one of the most red districts in England it wont matter much.

YouGov predicting a small BoJo majority.

Letting foreigners vote?
I thought your lot were against that

 

[ChappyUK]

Letting foreigners vote?
I thought your lot were against that

I'm not a foreigner.

 

[donkeypunchd]

Ireland is extremely vulnerable to a) EU trying to stuff them and b) UK lowering its tax rate to the same. Unfortunately Boris is too much of a coward to do that and instead reversed a cut to corporation tax.

12 EU states reject move to expose companies' tax avoidance

Proposal would have forced firms to reveal profits made and taxes paid in each EU country

www.theguardian.com

Ireland as a small state is always vulnerable to coercion from larger powers but the country is afforded a measure of protection from EU unilateralism by virtue of the Crotty judgment (1987), which forbids adoption of EU treaties which might impact Bunreacht na hÉireann, without ratification by popular referendum. It’s a powerful weapon in the hands of an Irish government at the Council of Europe as no other state has a constitutional requirement to put EU treaties to a confirmatory vote, and a rejection a la Lisbon sets back the treaty ratification process by a number of years.

As to your second point it’s an open question as to whether a Tory government would reduce corporation tax, but ending encumbered access to the single market and threatening the EU passport status of London’s financial institutions might spook investors who would otherwise be attracted by lower corporation tax rates. This is simply my (non-expert) opinion on the matter and you may well be correct that it would hammer the irish economy.

 

[FurTheWin]

I'm not a foreigner.

Ah
Looking forward to your blue passport?

 

[FurTheWin]

The British economy will improve

Please provide examples of the benefits to the British economy if Johnson's withdrawal agreement goes through

 

[HairyO]

The EU is after American tech giants to pay their fair share
Is that a bad thing?

The EU should get each member country to pass tax laws to do that. Not punish one country for being smart about it.

 

[medusala]

As to your second point it’s an open question as to whether a Tory government would reduce corporation tax, but ending encumbered access to the single market and threatening the EU passport status of London’s financial institutions might spook investors who would otherwise be attracted by lower corporation tax rates. This is simply my (non-expert) opinion on the matter and you may well be correct that it would hammer the irish economy.

Passporting is nowhere near the issue made out to be for the same reason as Ireland and others vetoing tax changes. Only takes only country like Luxembourg to book UK trades to circumvent the rules.

Ireland is a great example of lowering co tax rates to dramatically increase revenue (though there are specific reasons why it works so well for them and EU is a rather large one).

 

[NSWCROW]

*en panic stations

 

[SSwans2011]

fu**en panic stations

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But, but, but all those conservative snowflakes that complain about MSM on here had me convinced that mainstream media had a progressive bias.

Christ that's pathetic.

 

[NSWCROW]

IF the tories manage to botch this then they can only blame their tunnel-vision.

Not that they'll blame anything other than communism.

 

[Pessimistic]

God I miss Britain

subliminal appeal to the telltubbie millenial generation now grown up



Is that the lake district where Jezzas lightning bolt is striking

 

[The Speaker]

But, but, but all those conservative snowflakes that complain about MSM on here had me convinced that mainstream media had a progressive bias.

If they're talking about Britain, they tend to be referring to the BBC. Fleet Street is well known for being fairly open with its biases.

 

[SSwans2011]

If they're talking about Britain, they tend to be referring to the BBC. Fleet Street is well known for being fairly open with its biases.

Nah, it's just the general misconception being pedaled that MSM has some worldwide anti-conservative agenda. Been pushed since the beginning of the Trump campaign. It's particularly amusing when the argument is made in Australia.

 

[The Speaker]

If they're talking about Britain, they tend to be referring to the BBC. Fleet Street is well known for being fairly open with its biases.

In addition, neither Johnson nor the Conservatives nor the Sun nor Rupert Murdoch are particularly conservative.