首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
The Inland Revenue on Thursday accused the British film industry of abusing government aid, with every production of recent year
The Inland Revenue on Thursday accused the British film industry of abusing government aid, with every production of recent year
admin
2014-06-13
82
问题
The Inland Revenue on Thursday accused the British film industry of abusing government aid, with every production of recent years deliberately over-claiming tax relief.
Revenue officials called in about 20 members of the film industry and warned them of severe consequences if the "exploitation" of tax-relief schemes did not immediately stop.
The move, which affects the including low- to high-budget film-makers and financiers, is the latest in a series of attempts by the Revenue to clamp down on tax loopholes in an attempt to raise more money for the Exchequer.
But the film industry responded on Thursday night, saying the Revenue could drive productions overseas and would confuse investors.
A series of tax relief schemes, introduced in 1997, enables those involved in the financing of qualifying British-made films to claim the costs of production against future income. The schemes have become popular with investors seeking a tax shelter, with an estimated £400m invested in the schemes in 1997 rising to about £2bn last year.
But the Revenue said the industry was exploiting rules on tax relief by "double-dipping", that is, by claiming relief more than once against a single piece of expenditure. While not illegal, the Revenue said, the industry was "not playing fair". It said double-dipping was "against the spirit" of legislation designed to encourage investment in the British film industry.
The Revenue said the practice of double-dipping was "virtually universal", with "every qualifying film it had seen financed on the basis of double-dipping". It warned it would "take all steps to counter such abuse including, where necessary, advising ministers on introducing legislation to put matters beyond doubt".
"Both the Revenue and the government are becoming increasingly exasperated at the extent to which some parts of the industry are exploiting the film reliefs," the Revenue said. "The government remains committed to encouraging film production in the UK through use of the reliefs in the way in which the legislation allows—but this does not extend to deliberate exploitation of those reliefs."
Large film financiers said on Thursday night that the Revenue’s action could undermine growth prospects for the British film industry.
Peter James, managing director of Movision Entertainment, which has produced 16 British-made films in recent years, including the soon-to-be released "Merchant of Venice", said while the effect of the Revenue’s clamp down would not be "devastating", it could drive many independent film-makers overseas.
Industry observers said on Thursday the Revenue’s move was likely to confuse investors, who have been accustomed to the benefits of double-dipping.
选项
A、film-makers turn to the government for financial help
B、several actions have been taken to stop tax evasion
C、officials have phoned up many film-makers to protest
D、more tax relief is needed to keep the industry going
答案
B
解析
这是一道简单推论题,第三段说最近这次行动是一系列行动中最近一次,由此可见答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/zBK4777K
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
Accordingtothetext,"amassexodus"(Para.6)mostprobablymeansAsusedinthetext,"theallegedEden"(Para.6)symboliz
Readingandwritinghavelongbeenthoughtofascomplementaryskills:toreadistorecognizeandinterpretlanguagethathasb
Readingandwritinghavelongbeenthoughtofascomplementaryskills:toreadistorecognizeandinterpretlanguagethathasb
WhowontheWorldCup1994footballgame?WhathappenedattheUnitedNations?Howdidthecriticslikethenewplay?【C1】______a
IsitanywonderthatAmericaisalsoacountryofdangerouslyoverweightpeople?AccordingtoarecentstudybytheNationa
Americanssufferfromanoverdoseofwork.【C1】______whotheyareorwhattheydo,theyspend【C2】______timeatworkthanatanyt
Americanssufferfromanoverdoseofwork.【C1】______whotheyareorwhattheydo,theyspend【C2】______timeatworkthanatanyt
OnecountrythatiscertainoftheeffectoffilmsontourismisAustralia.TheTouristOfficeofQueenslandsaythatCrocodile
OnecountrythatiscertainoftheeffectoffilmsontourismisAustralia.TheTouristOfficeofQueenslandsaythatCrocodile
ThesuccessofAugustusowedmuchtothecharacterofRomantheorizingaboutthestate.TheRomansdidnotproduceambitiousblu
随机试题
试述社会主义核心价值体系的基本内涵。
下列()在国境之内、关境之外。
()一般不占有施工项目空间,也不影响总工期,不列入施工进度计划;只在它占有施工对象的空间并影响总工期时,才列入施工进度计划。
港口与航道工程图纸的熟悉与审查应由()来负责组织。
幼儿外出活动依据活动方案做好_________________,报园领导审批后执行。
1998年2月,甲与乙发生争吵,甲在盛怒之下将乙打伤。乙当日去医院治疗,花去医药费1000元。1998年10月,乙感觉胸部疼痛,医院检查结果表明,其脾脏因最近几个月受到外伤而肿大,乙花去治疗费3000元。由于乙最近数月并没有受到其他外伤,他便确认其脾脏
资本的本质是()
现阶段我国各族人民的共同理想是()
基于TCP/IP的互联网服务中,IP协议提供主机之间的(31)分组传输服务。TCP协议提供端口之间的(32)报文传输服务 UDP属于(33)协议,从其下一层接收了数据以后,根据(34)将之分解成UDP数据报;应用层的(35)协议可以使用UDP或TCP协议传
Cisco路由器上使用团体字pub向管理站pub.abc.edu.cn发送自陷消息,正确的snnlp配置语句是()。
最新回复
(
0
)