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Those pictures make me think of football hooligans, mindless violence as a way of life; surprising to think that they are the product of the same nation that produced Sir David Attemborough and Stephen Hawkins. One can only hope that in addition to Geiran's prison sentence he will be made to pay the 32k pounds for the police van, why should the tax payer have to pay.

and yet here we are, somewhat more livable than the UK at the present time.

Society is worried and in despair, there is more than immigration in question here, people are frustrated and the myriad of problems facing the UK seem unsolvable. Riots on this scale throughout the UK is extremely rare, unlike the French British people don't riot, social cohesion is being eroded and politicians have no answer. The government don't want refugees but are bound by the UN charter as are all western nations, the UK is not alone with this problem but riots of this magnitude aren't happening elsewhere which points to more deep seated problems, drastically falling living standards could be one.

Oh you ate awful.....but I like you

she could look on the bright side, an enormous weight loss in a short amount of time. I fail to see how overstaying her visa complicates matters, does that mean that now no crime has been committed?

Depends on the media coverage, as soon as a lawyer gets involved they can move quickly,

yes

A lot of old expats were arrested a few years ago for playing bridge.

playing bridge probably

No, it's called facing up to reality.

Yes as there is an international agreement concerning tax liabilities and Thailand (under pressure so I read somewhere) has just signed up to this agreement, information from banks and other such organizations will pass freely to the tax offices of any signed up country, there is a big clamp down on tax avoidance.

The rules are the same as for Thais, no prediction needed. The tax on remittance of money to Thailand is fixed, the only thing in the balance is whether they will tax all earnings, dividends,interest etc. in our home countries. The German consulate letter I received for proof of pension for the IO contained a clause asking that I be spared paying tax in Thailand due to the double taxation agreement. As I don't pay tax in Germany I asked the German tax office for clarification, they told me that I am not taxed in Germany as they assumed I would pay tax in Thailand, so no help there.

It isn't the amount that is important it's the principle, I will probably be the only person in my village paying tax and yet they can get concessions that I don't qualify for.

Yes that is what is being broadcast, a Brit I know has already been to a tax accountant and had his future tax worked out, 40k Baht. I've worked out mine using the table for deductions, wife, child, age, etc. and come to 28k.

I'm referring to concessions, and future tax payments are fact, not just 'possible'

I am aware that we haven't yet paid tax, but we will so I think a discussion should already be taking place among the powers that be concerning a change in our status......but nothing, it's just pay up and keep the status quo, unless some noise is made now nothing will change.

perhaps I've been watching the wrong news and podcasts. Perhaps you could educate me as to why this is just an opinion. There is no need for this to go through parliament apparently, the present tax laws with tweeks are sufficient to put this into operation. It's clear that the tax office is targeting Thai companies and rich individuals who are taking advantage of the one year rule to avoid taxation but unfortunately we are now under the same umbrella.

Not yet, you have until March 2025 to pay your tax debt for 2024, do keep up, it's now fact.

We pay tax on every purchase we make but at the end of this year we are expected to pay an income tax on money remitted to Thailand, even worse is the consideration that we may be taxed on any earnings made in our home countries.

The OP has a point, if we are expected to pay tax then all these price disparitys should be withdrawn. ''No taxation without representation" can't be expected but some leveling up must take place.

Serenity is not large in this one.

All very noble I'm sure....and totally unrealistic, like rallying against atomic weapons. Face it, we are not going back to horse and buggy, nor will we be mining with picks and shovels, we won't be building ships from wood (can't deplete the forests) and we wont see the mass return of zeppelins. Wheat won't be cut by hand and we won't light our homes with candles, water will be pumped into our homes not pulled out of a well in buckets. It doesn't matter what sort of energy we use there will always be byproducts that are harmful and we need energy and always will.

No, he is right. Angela Merkels policy of heavily investing in the eastern block, especially Russia, was based on the idea that it would lower the potential for war and it wasn't possible to have a prosperous Germany while industrial countries on its borders lived in relative poverty and that Germany would also profit from the said investments by increasing markets for its goods and getting cheap energy, a policy that worked well for decades, to extrapolate these policies to include middle eastern countries and other Muslim countries was a mistake, the UN charter regarding refugees was the last nail in the coffin. The 'woke' politicians and university students saw no problems with multi culti but they are now becoming apparent in every western country whose liberal democratic principles are rejected by the majority in the flood of refugees.

No, I find your post confusing, you are trying to defend the indefensible. I am of the opinion that if climate change can't be solved soon then we will have a catastrophe that can't be financed on our hands, but destroying our civilization up front by banning oil isn't helpful or logical, science and industry have been experimenting with cold fusion for decades and they are on the cusp of success, that is the future.

England, America, Canada,Australia, New Zealand I would class as Anglo-Saxon. All young people in these countries are fearful of their own financial future, it's the first time that they will probably not have as good a future as their parents. The financial 'weight' is turning to Asia destroying the assumption of western superiority and their birthright of a bright future.