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Campaigners in the UK Are Planning a Tax-Strike for Gaza (novaramedia.com)

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‘Your tax is funding genocide'

The No Tax for Genocide campaign, which launched on Thursday, wants 100,000 people to pledge to withhold income and council tax. The group estimates this could deprive the Treasury of £700m in a year.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

How would this be possible? How would an individual employed by a company withhold tax from their wages, if they’re paid net? Surely it would need 100,000 self-employed or businesses themselves to withhold tax from HMRC?