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Pressure on peers not resident in Britain for tax purposes increased sharply yesterday in advance of efforts to pass a law that would require them to pay up or leave the House of Lords.
Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, signalled that the Government would help moves to oust “non-dom” peers after reports that 40 members of the House of Lords with bank accounts in Liechtenstein are to be questioned by tax investigators.
They are said to be among 100 British account holders at the private LGT bank based in the tax haven whose details have been sold to Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs by an insider. Others caught up in the investigation into tax evasion are reported to include celebrities and soccer managers.
Legislation to require Lords to be resident in Britain for tax will be debated in Parliament next Friday. The Private Member’s Bill is being supported by the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. A spokesman for Mr Straw said that the Justice Secretary was broadly sympathetic to the Bill’s aims. The Government did not rule out providing help to make the Bill law but would want to make some changes, he said.

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The whole concept of Non-Dom status is undemocratic and has only existed for as long as it has due to political donations to all the political parties that cant raise enough funds through transparent or legal means. Personally I don't give a toss if the likes of Jerome leave the country even if for the short term theres a slight loss of tax. Hopefully the whole concept of off shore tax havens will be abolished shutting down the main European tax havens of Litchenstein, Monaco & Andorra and even Jersey & Guernsey. If these principalities & protected states were made to stand on their own two feet and business carried out in a European country were fully made taxable in that EU country, these tin pot tax havens would soon disappear. Once removed, there would be no place left for high end tax cheats to renege from their obligations to pay tax like every other mortal. For those like Jerome, your days are numbered matey and you'd better either leave Europe or pay your taxes.
Mike, Alicante, Spain
I'm a non-dom based in London. I own my company and employ 8. I have made arrangements to leave.
HRMC wil lose my tax, my wife's, my nanny's and my secretary's. They will lose 4 times what they sought to raise. Those of you who stay pay for the shortfall.
For the next 12 months, my UK company will be on probation. There is a possibility I relocate it entirely (with greater loss of tax revenue). The UK's loss is another country's gain.
I don't think the Non-Dom Peers in will cause you great damage if they lose their tax status. Others like me will cause you to lose a high multiple of the tax revenue which the government wants to achieve.
There are some Non-Doms that don't add much value or will not move abroad. There are others who add value and create jobs or who will move abroad.
In an ideal world you'd tax the only the former. If there are many in my position, the non dom changes will backfire.
Jerome, Kensington, London, UK
No Representation Without Taxation! The concept of Non-Domâs needs to be abolished.
Those with "Domiciles of Convenience" should not be permitted to own property or to reside in this country other than as a tourist. All income arising in this country should be taxed and if the money is being transferred out of the country then the tax applied should be at the higher rate.
The Non-Domâs are rich parasites living off the backs of the average income taxpayer.
Alex, Glasgow, Scotland