High Peak Liberal DemocratsSpeaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show yesterday, Paddy Ashdown was at his most forthright on the subject of tax relief for charitable donations.
Paddy reminded Marr that he is the President of UNICEF UK, and therefore knows exactly how charities will be hit by the government's proposal of a £50,000 or 25% of income (whichever is higher) limit on tax exempt donations from one individual.
But he told Marr that it is the poor who pay when tax monies are diverted excessively to charities. He said that he thought there was a sensible balance to be struck on this issue, and added:
…just imagine if everybody did this… no taxes, no hospitals, no schools, no welfare.
You can see a clip of Paddy speaking on this subject here.
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