Comments on: Sharp rise in self-employment may be masking true extent of unemployment https://leftfootforward.org/2014/03/rise-in-self-employment-may-be-masking-true-extent-of-unemployment/ Left Foot Forward is the home for UK progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy. Thu, 20 Mar 2014 11:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 By: swatnan https://leftfootforward.org/2014/03/rise-in-self-employment-may-be-masking-true-extent-of-unemployment/#comment-236916 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 11:43:00 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=81439#comment-236916 In reply to Francis Stroud.

It could explain why. Any chance of separating out the real self employed and those forced to declare themselves unemployed?

]]> By: Francis Stroud https://leftfootforward.org/2014/03/rise-in-self-employment-may-be-masking-true-extent-of-unemployment/#comment-236805 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 16:12:00 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=81439#comment-236805 Of course self employment is rising, as it is one way you can claim tax credits without even having any real paid work.
Also many contractor employees at companies are setting up dummy companies to avoid tax, with many only paying 15% in tax if they pay any tax at all.
This is one reason why the UK’s tax income is dropping making us all poorer.

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