pellinore Posted December 6, 2023 #1 Share Posted December 6, 2023 (edited) The government would save more money if they snooped on the bank accounts of their millionaire donors and cronies, and themselves. We know for a fact that Rees-Mogg was caught out trying to evade tax on £4 million last year, the last Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi was fined over £10 million for tax evasion by HMRC, Baroness Mone stole £200 million from the PPE fund during the Great Covid Robbery by the government, and Boris Johnson has used at least £500,00 of tax-payers money to defend himself against his Partygate lies. And what happened to the £37 billion Dido Harding disappeared with? The Work and Pensions Secretary today admitted the Government could begin snooping on the bank accounts of state pensioners in a bid to battle fraud and error. Mel Stride told MPs it was 'not inconceivable' that new wide-ranging powers might be used to check on payments of the old-age benefit in the future. This was despite the Cabinet minister acknowledging there is currently a 'very low level' of fraud and error within the administration of state pensions. Mr Stride was quizzed by the House of Commons' Work and Pensions Committee amid a backlash over powers being sought in the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill. OAPs under surveillance: Minister admits Government could snoop on the bank accounts of state pensioners in battle against £8bn-a-year cost of welfare fraud - despite Mel Stride saying there's a 'very low level' of swindling in old-age benefits (msn.com) Edited December 6, 2023 by pellinore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Wellington Posted December 6, 2023 #2 Share Posted December 6, 2023 1 hour ago, pellinore said: The government would save more money if they snooped on the bank accounts of their millionaire donors and cronies, and themselves. We know for a fact that Rees-Mogg was caught out trying to evade tax on £4 million last year, the last Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi was fined over £10 million for tax evasion by HMRC, Baroness Mone stole £200 million from the PPE fund during the Great Covid Robbery by the government, and Boris Johnson has used at least £500,00 of tax-payers money to defend himself against his Partygate lies. And what happened to the £37 billion Dido Harding disappeared with? The Work and Pensions Secretary today admitted the Government could begin snooping on the bank accounts of state pensioners in a bid to battle fraud and error. Mel Stride told MPs it was 'not inconceivable' that new wide-ranging powers might be used to check on payments of the old-age benefit in the future. This was despite the Cabinet minister acknowledging there is currently a 'very low level' of fraud and error within the administration of state pensions. Mr Stride was quizzed by the House of Commons' Work and Pensions Committee amid a backlash over powers being sought in the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill. OAPs under surveillance: Minister admits Government could snoop on the bank accounts of state pensioners in battle against £8bn-a-year cost of welfare fraud - despite Mel Stride saying there's a 'very low level' of swindling in old-age benefits (msn.com) Oh dear, thanks for the warning, time to move everything offshore lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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