How long has this been going on? About ten years. So it is nice that they have just woken up...
Lord Lawson has led a chorus of attacks on Labour, warning that the
Government is in increasing danger of driving off Britain's most
profitable businesses, toppling London from its perch as Europe's
leading financial centre.
Very late, but perhaps Lawson may wish to join the Taxpayers Alliance. Even the witless professionals are beginning to realise that state contracts cannot substitute for private endeavour:
The Chancellor's tax policy had also come under fire in a survey by accountants Baker Tilly.
Baker Tilly has found that two-thirds of lawyers and over a half of accountants think that fiscal drag – the technique used where tax allowances are not raised in line with wage inflation – is undermining the credibility of the tax system.