SIR – Most people have no choice but to pay their taxes in full. So it does not require the judgement of Solomon to work out why they find tax avoidance morally repugnant and are happy to see its beneficiaries consigned to the ducking stool.
Andrew Watters (Letters, April 19) tells us that there is no illegality, but this glosses over the fact tax allowances are regularly manipulated in ways which the legislation did not intend.
As Oliver Wendell Holmes put it in 1904, “Taxes are the price we pay for a civilised society”. So when one of Mr Watters’s avoiding friends next finds his house on fire, I suggest that rather than calling the fire brigade, he calls his accountant.
Brian Holmans, Langley Road, Bingley
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article