George Osborne is saying on 'Peston' that leaving the EU will benefit the rich and the poorer people will have to pay. Is it me or is he a member of a Party which has always supported the interests of the rich? Under the rule of the Government of which he is a member the gap between rich and poor has widened. Under the same Government the poor have seen many cuts to services they rely on. Why then is he supporting the 'Remain' campaign?
Might be something to do with selling luxury wallpaper to Europe? We won't even mention the fact that the Osborne family business hasn't paid a penny in corporation tax for seven years despite paying the Chancellor and other share holders a six figure sum in dividends. According to the Sunday Times, records for the interior design group, which has its head office in London, show that it pays its senior director £684,000 a year, employs 195 people and also apparently reveal that the firm made profits in the year to March 2015 of £722,200 on revenues of £34 million.
“Gorgeous” George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has deployed harsh words in public about companies’ aggressive tax avoidance strategies. But it seems that when it comes to his own business interests, he is far more forgiving.
Listening to the likes of Osborne bleating on about the poor in society is cringeworthy.