Reply To: Vamos

Paul,

I love this letter. With interest rates at close to zero, there must be many older people who are spending their savings to survive. The fact that their house might have an assessed value of X euros should have no bearing on their tax liability. If you don’t have income, how can it be just for the taxman to claim tax on an imaginary one. It’s not only mad, it’s criminal. As ever, it’s the little guys who’ll fall foul of this. I’m not a fan of the Human Rights legislation, but if ever here was a case for invoking your rights, this is it. Probably, the best solution is for all affected taxpayers to go on ‘tax strike’.

Stavros