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Danny Alexander: "Those who legally avoid tax are as bad as benefit cheats." Is he right?

Jimmy Carr appeared at the Assembly Halls in Tunbridge Wells last night.

He has been in the news lately - the Times report he uses a scheme called K2. It is legal, but people who use this scheme can end up paying as little as 1% income tax.

He said "I pay what I have to and not a penny more"

It is legal - but is it immoral?

Danny Alexander, Chief Secretary to the treasury, says "Those who legally avoid tax are as bad as benefit cheats."

If you could only pay 1% tax, you would wouldn't you?

Times columnist David Aaronovitch writes "Why woould anyone "volunteer" to pay more tax than the law required?"
"Isn't this the fault of the law makers?"

Who would then pay for the schools, hospitals, roads, police?

If we all found a way of legally paying a fraction of the tax we do - would we do it?

It may not be the most conventional of hobbies, but the life of a belly dancing teacher from Kent could soon be the focus of a film.

Charlotte Desorgher from Markbeech near Edenbridge started teaching eleven years ago and has now been approached by a major film company who want to tell her story.

We speak to Charlotte and one of her students.

We hear your views.

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