What taxes on other people would you support?

Norman_Castle

westernpromise wrote: »

Since no motorist or cyclist could ever be identified no insurance policy would ever need to pay out. A tax on bikes would cover the few claims that would be made.

Unless motorists enjoy driving damaged cars there would be an equal cost to insurers from motorists own comprehensive policies. The whiplash industry would suffer but as this could be sponsoring second car ownership that would help reduce congestion.

Pennywise

JP08 wrote: »

:O) Funnily enough - when trying to get through my local town, it's the traffic queues of cars that slow me up on the bike !

Funnily enough, we now have a junction which causes huge tailbacks of cars where queues never existed before. The reason - reducing the traffic from two lanes to one so a cycle lane could be put in instead! A classic case of unintended consequences. So much for cleaner air!!

Pennywise

whatmichaelsays wrote: »

Not a tax, but some form of charge or "deposit" for GPs appointments.

If you miss your GP's appointment without cancelling it, or you use your appointment for something stupid, you lose your deposit.

And a tax on the NHS when they cancel an appointment at short/no notice or run stupidly late because they've made everyone the same appointment time.

Pennywise

How about a health & safety tax for all the firms/people who cite h&s as the excuse/reason when the real reason is really money grabbing or being lazy!

robin_banks

Pennywise wrote: »

And a tax on the NHS when they cancel an appointment at short/no notice or run stupidly late because they've made everyone the same appointment time.

The cost of collecting said fine will probably oiutweigh any revenue.

BobQ

I favour a death tax set at a rate of about 10% of an estate with a maximum of £100K. This would be used to provide a high standard of residential and nursing care for anybody who needs it. Nearly everyone would pay something whether they needed residential care or not, It would be re-distributive to a degree, enable proper regulation of residential homes, provide quality care at home and enable residential homes/agencies to provide better wages for those providing the service.

IHT would be unchanged.

Thrugelmir

Pennywise wrote: »

How about a health & safety tax for all the firms/people who cite h&s as the excuse/reason when the real reason is really money grabbing or being lazy!

Perhaps personal liability is more the issue for the proprietors.

BobQ

I would tax pensioner benefits (WFA, TVL, Bus Pass).

I do agree with them being provided to those who are retired but I do think it is unfair to provide it to relatively affluent retirees. The WFA and TVL have a face value, the bus pass can be assigned a nominal value. People should be taxed on these values unless they declare to HMRC that they have opted out of receiving them.

Pennywise

BobQ wrote: »

I would tax pensioner benefits (WFA, TVL, Bus Pass).

I do agree with them being provided to those who are retired but I do think it is unfair to provide it to relatively affluent retirees. The WFA and TVL have a face value, the bus pass can be assigned a nominal value. People should be taxed on these values unless they declare to HMRC that they have opted out of receiving them.

Yep, completely agree, ALL state benefits should be subject to tax on their worth.

But, let's not stop there. NIC should also be charged on ALL income that is subject to tax. As it stands, it's just a tax on workers, and needs to be extended to those living on other forms of income such as dividends, investment income, property income, pensions, etc.

Kim_13

whatmichaelsays wrote: »

Not a tax, but some form of charge or "deposit" for GPs appointments.

If you miss your GP's appointment without cancelling it, or you use your appointment for something stupid, you lose your deposit.

Only the ridiculously stupid. It's better safe than sorry with some symptoms and a charge may otherwise prevent someone from getting themselves checked out.

I don't know what the deposit should be though. It needs to be enough of a deterrent, but at the same time it shouldn't prevent those who have fallen on hard times from accessing a GP/hospital. Perhaps the system can allow one 'loan' of a deposit, therefore the struggling who use appointments as they're intended won't have an issue.

Fines for short notice cancellations without good reason.