Eliminate tax on income and profits

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The government could in theory eliminate income tax , NI and profit tax, and just allow the extra spending to boost vat income and property prices (and thus rental tax and stamp duty)
But eliminating vat instead to increase income tax reciepts wouldn't hold with increasing automation
But eliminating vat instead to increase income tax reciepts wouldn't hold with increasing automation
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We pay TAX when we earn money then pay VAT when we spend it!
If we come out of the EU then it will probably change its name to something catchy like Purchase Tax snd nothing will change
I would assume people on benefits wouldn't have enough money to spend on purchases subject to VAT. At least not much is spent on VAT. Gas and electric is one the few that can't be avoided but it's only 5% VAT and people on benefits get a £140/year Warm Home Discount offsetting the VAT payable.
Your idea would be akin to the government gambling on potential future 'income' against known current 'income' which would be a nonsense when trying to plan public spending on services that are provided locally or nationally and require medium and long term investment.
We can't eliminate VAT, it would be against the EU rules:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_value_added_tax
No, we'd have to have a relationship like Monaco instead, based on agreements.