Tag archive for ‘Tax’
Oh Dear Darling! Nation Up In Arms After Chancellor Hikes Tax On Cider
In a combative response to Chancellor Alistair Darling’s tax hike on cider, announced in the government’s latest budget, Britain’s seminal ‘Scrumpy and Western’ band The Wurzels have helped form a lobbyist front to protect the interest of students, unemployed graduates and rather queer-looking West country folk, alike. A spokesyokel for The Wurzels told Cultsha, ‘this [...]
Charity Begins at Home (Office)
This week an uncharitable, high-ranking government official formulated a policy so bad they actually managed to tarnish one of the most giving words in the English language. That’s right, as a result of this grotesque drafting of policy – that involves junior tax collectors posing as bibbed charity workers out on the street – the [...]
Darling Played Piano on Sinking Titanic, say Witnesses
It is common knowledge that back in 1912 Alistair Darling, incumbent Chancellor of the Exchequer, was busy playing the piano on the deck of the Titanic while she was sinking. If you have ever looked at the man and wondered just how his hair was that so ‘iceberg white’, well there’s your answer; it’s because [...]
Swedish Taxman makes Strippers bare all
The Swedish Tax Authority, Skatteverket, has announced that it is looking to chase the nation’s strippers and make them bare all in an attempt to crack-down on unpaid taxes. After estimating that the Swedish sex industry employs between 300 and 500 people, generating some 40 million Swedish Kronor, the tax man is looking to get his [...]
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