Did Osborne make a slip of the tongue on the Andrew Marr show this morning when he said the Government were going to go after companies and individuals who took steps to avoid tax? There is nothing wrong with avoidance. Everyone is allowed to organise his affairs in such a legal way in order to pay the least amount of tax possible - that is known as avoidance. Everyone would be mad to organise his affairs in such a way in order to pay the most amount of tax possible. Evasion though is another thing. Evasion involves breaking the tax laws and is illegal and thus punishable and no government can tolerate that.
Osborne came across well and seems to be growing into his job whereas Alan Johnson, who appeared earlier in the same programme, did not really have a lot to say. He came across as a nice enough person but as somewhat complacent and, despite being given an easy ride, a little out of his depth. Whereas I did not doubt Osborne would grow into the job I am not sure about Johnson.
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