Editor's Leader March 2016

Editor's Leader March 2016
Mon, 22 Feb 2016

FROM MARCH 2016'S RECRUITER MAGAZINE

Picture this: an individual — gender is not important here — shoots him/herself in the foot. Triumphant with success, our shooter then reloads and shoots themselves in the same foot, again and again and again.
 
Which brings me to this point: regressive tax regimes that are viewed by the masses as inherently unfair and overly grasping of hard-earned money typically prompt a predictable response — those believing their money is under threat will try to hold on to as much of it as they can.

Middle-class businesses and individuals continue to be the focus of the government’s tax avoidance shooting party, as the impending implementation of the Finance Act 2015’s travel & subsistence measures underscore.

Is there any doubt this nihilistic approach to taxation keeps a large chunk of the UK’s most entrepreneurial working population and businesses under heel? It’s time the UK stopped shooting itself in the foot, tax wise — again, again and again.

On a brighter, lighter note: if I ran the world, all workplaces would adopt Point 13 of Recruit Recruit’s Mission Statement: “We believe a workplace with a dog in it is an altogether better place.” Give us a shout if you need a dog walker during the day!


DeeDee Doke, editor


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