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[–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

Thoughts? You want some deep analysis beyond "good"?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    why would bank taxes be taxed higher than other corporate profits?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    Presumably because of the amount of profit they are making.

    Apparently HSBC made £14 billion profit in 2026: https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/hsbc-profit-shares-bank-tax-b3027061.html

    My quick maths suggests they'll pay an extra £700 million in tax. So they would still clear over £13 billion in profit!

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    so its the highest profit corpos? I mean I know banks make a lot of (pardon the pun) bank, but so do many companies. I was thinking maybe its because they can't really leave.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (1 child)
    1. Good pun!
    2. That is a good point about them not leaving. Although I suppose any bank could choose to stop operating in the UK if they really didn't want to pay the extra percentage. Seems unlikely though
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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    yeah a bank could stop operating but it means no access to uk money. like other corps could theoretically leave and sell products to somewhere where it ultimately gets to the uk. I guess relistically though they all face that but I was thinking banks are a bit more stuck.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    Someone's going to try and point out that banks will leave investment out of the UK . Which holds as much water as a chocolate teacup in the Sahara.

    Banks will manage their profits so the bare minimum goes to the tax man as they always do.

    They will do this through various schemes that are legal in the UK and largely not legal elsewhere.

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