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How much does tax evasion cost the government? Some estimates:
£70bn Public and Commercial Services Union, 2012
£82bn Richard Murphy, taxresearch.org.uk, September 2014
£16bn HMRC, December 2015
The government backtracked on plans to repeal farm animal welfare codes. How truncated are the lives of farm animals?
| Slaughtered at | |
| Broiler chickens | 5-7 wks |
| Pigs | 4-6 mths |
| Lamb | 3-10 mths |
| Veal calves | 4-6 mths |
| Beef cattle | 12-18 mths |
Source: www.sustainabletable.org.au
| Natural lifespan | |
| Broiler chickens | 7 yrs |
| Pigs | 10-12 yrs |
| Lamb | 15 yrs |
| Veal calves | 20-25 yrs |
| Beef cattle | 20-25 yrs |
Source: www.sustainabletable.org.au
A reminder of some of the ways in which the British taxpayer helps fund tax havens:
— The British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands are eligible to a share of €40m set aside by the European Development Fund for sustainable energy and marine biodiversity in the Caribbean. Both are also eligible for support under the £7m a year Overseas Territories Programme Fund, and can each send four patients a year to be treated under the NHS.
— The Turks and Caicos Islands received a £160m loan from the UK after it went bankrupt in 2009.
— Montserrat received £19.2m of aid from Dfid in 2015/16.
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