Re: [Fsfe-uk] Govt considering tax on Free Software?

[Chris Croughton]

On Thu, Apr 01, 2004 at 10:11:27PM +0100, P.L.Hayes wrote:

> On Thursday 01 April 2004 21:43, Tom Chance wrote:
> > http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/04/01/1646201
> >
> > Apparently, the Treasury is *considering* taxing FLOSS on the basis that,
> > often being given away with no charge, they're losing out on income tax.
> > The AFFS really should respond to this.
> 
> Heh!  In today's other news, following complaints from the catering, food 
> processing and agricultural industries, the government has decided to tax 
> people who grow edible plants in their gardens and window-boxes, keep 
> chickens or other edible or dairy animals, or provide culinary services to 
> their friends and relatives without charge.

The trouble is that with the current government idiocies both are all
too believable.

Perhaps if they did tax home food production people might finally
realise it and do something...

Chris C