TAX DODGING IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND A CAUSE OF CONSIDERABLE CONCERN DURING A PERIOD OF ECONOMIC DOWNTURN

INSTEAD OF MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE IS PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE OF TAX - THIS GOVERNMENT IS TURNING A BLIND EYE IN SOME INSTANCES.

This morning we found out that the Governments tax collectors - HMRC - do not seem to have been doing their job properly. Instead of making sure that everyone is paying their fair share of tax, they have agreed to "sweetheart deals" letting big companies off paying billions of pounds. The Government will be hoping that we are all too busy doing our Christmas Shopping and working out how to pay our heating bills, to care about what their tax officers have been up to. But they are wrong.

A huge public outcry and a flood of complaints to HMRC will send a powerful message: We will not stand for the Government giving big business the green light to dodge paying billions in tax. It only takes two minutes a complaint letter to HMRC - we will collect all the letters together and deliver them in the new year: https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/complain-to-HMRC

Today's news is full of the shocking details of these deals. The Daily Mail warns "while families, shopkeepers and small businesses are forced to pay their bills in full", big businesses are striking favourable deals and have a "far too cosy" a relationship with HM Revenue and Customs. As many of us prepare for winter on a tight budget, its not hard to imagine that those billions of pounds could have been spent on something better than stuffing the wallets of the most powerful companies in the country. We could have spent it on schools, on hospitals, or making sure that everyone can have a safe, warm home this Christmas time.

We know that tax dodging is a big issue. That is why last month we decided that it should be something that we should make an urgent priority. This is our chance to make sure that we get a fairer system. A people-powered flood of complaints now will surprise HMRC and force them to think again. Send the tax office your letter of complaint now-then we will collect them together to make a huge people-powered impact.