Where does all our tax go exactly?

Ladywriter1968

Consider this, tax on our salaries? tax on what we buy? or sell? tax on mortgages? VAT, PAYE, council tax, there are probably loads of tax that I have left out, but this to mention a few, where does all our tax go exactly? and on what? can anyone answer this?

CLAPTON

huge amount of data on the internet

government statistical service (which of course is paid for by your taxes) publishes the data on a regular basis

try googling 'uk government spending'

or for a one page summary try
http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2008/09/12/13.09.08.Public.spending.pdf

iamana1ias

Ladywriter1968 wrote: »

Consider this, tax on our salaries? tax on what we buy? or sell? tax on mortgages? VAT, PAYE, council tax, there are probably loads of tax that I have left out, but this to mention a few, where does all our tax go exactly? and on what? can anyone answer this?

Are you serious?

You don't pay tax on mortgages.

It pays for schools and teachers, hospitals, doctors and nurses, social benefits including tax credits and childcare. It pays for MPs and civil servants, Councils, councillors and council staff. Road sweeping and social services, roads and (some) rail services. Regulation and legislation. Tourist boards and energy supply. Agriculture and housing (social and private issues such as building regs and planning).

and much much much much more.

Ladywriter1968

iamana1ias wrote: »

Are you serious?

You don't pay tax on mortgages.

It pays for schools and teachers, hospitals, doctors and nurses, social benefits including tax credits and childcare. It pays for MPs and civil servants, Councils, councillors and council staff. Road sweeping and social services, roads and (some) rail services. Regulation and legislation. Tourist boards and energy supply. Agriculture and housing (social and private issues such as building regs and planning).

and much much much much more.

Ok, thanks, I didnt know that mortgages were not taxed, as I never had one, but I was just using examples.

Ste_C

Ladywriter1968 wrote: »

Consider this, tax on our salaries? tax on what we buy? or sell? tax on mortgages? VAT, PAYE, council tax, there are probably loads of tax that I have left out, but this to mention a few, where does all our tax go exactly? and on what? can anyone answer this?

Same thing, no?

Any country worth living in taxes its citizens.

Mary_Hartnell

Don't forget the borrowing that is out of control pending the next general election.

I thought we had paid off our mortgage and the government is busy borrowing a similar amount per family to put me right back where I started from.

I wonder which day of 2010 will be tax freedom day when borrowing is taken into consideration?

Arcaine

http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/psf_statistics.htm

This is the actual statistics that the papers get their details from, data without the spin!

gld73

iamana1ias wrote: »

... and energy supply.

Our taxes used to go on this, but gas/electricity distribution, generation and supply was all privatised a few years ago. So the bit of our taxes which used to go towards energy supply now buys floating duck islands and moat cleaning services and bails out bust banks instead ...

michael1983l

Bailing out banks to the tune of £40k per person of course.

theGrinch

alot of it goes on worthwhile spending and alot of it is wasted.

henryg_2

Hehe .. to be honest .. Good question.
I'm sure we're never going to know where all of it goes.. it would line a few individuals' pockets in various ways, I'm sure.