Give Non-Dom Peers The Boot
I totally agree that peers in the House of Lords who are “non-doms” for tax purposes should be made to either become resident in the UK for tax purposes or be ejected unceremoniously from the Upper House.
As members of the legislature of this country, it takes an extreme level of of arrogance to also not pay the correct level of taxes to the government. No one likes pay taxes, but if you are or aspire to be a member of either House of Parliament, then you must also be willing to pay taxes to the state which you make laws for.
All non-doms who are also peers just must be extremely arrogant. They should have to pay the extra tax that they have saved over the entire period that they have been in the House of Lords and not being resident for tax, whether or not they are willing to become resident and remain in the Lords or not.
I still find the term “non-dom” immensely entertaining, though.
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