British activists are calling for the government not to pay taxes because it supports Israel
Activists are calling for citizens to stop paying taxes to protest the British government's stance on Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip. The campaign "No Tax for Genocide" has been held in the country since March 14.
Activists are calling for citizens to stop paying taxes to protest the British government's stance on Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip.
According to campaigners, paying taxes to a government that supports Israel is tantamount to "aiding genocide."
Activists say "tax resistance" is legal under the UN Charter, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and Britain's 2000 Terrorism Act.
The main goal of the action is to persuade taxpayers to refuse to pay income and municipal taxes. Campaigners want to persuade around 3 million taxpayers, or around 10% of UK taxpayers, to pressure the government to change course on the situation in the Gaza Strip. It is estimated that this could cost the Treasury about £700 million ($888 million) over the course of a year.
After the campaign reaches 100,000 people, taxpayers will be asked to report their tax evasion plans to HMRC on the same day. After that, they pay taxes to the trust, not to the tax authorities.
If the government can prove in a court of law that it is not "complicit in war crimes" within a year, the taxes will be recovered by HMRC.
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