Labour scoring 'tax own goal' as missing levy could pay salary of ENTIRE British Army
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A tax which is currently being dodged by thousands of Britons could raise enough money for the Treasury to pay the salaries of every member in the British Army, a new analysis has revealed.Missing tobacco taxes could generate £4.3billion - enough to pay all 74,000 soldiers in the British Army - with nearly £1billion to spare, but the UK's soaring black market deprives the Treasury of these billions, the data suggests.It comes as the British Army has been ordered to suspend large-scale training exercises to save just £30million.The Kremlin has also warned it may attack British military targets because of UK support for Ukraine.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Former British Army Captain and bioweapons expert Hamish de Bretton-Gordon OBE slammed the Prime Minister for refusing to commit to funding Britain's defences and called for a crackdown on black markets costing the Treasury billions, in order to increase defence spending.He said: "Andy Burnham's refusal to commit to increasing...
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