sandyf

People can be a tax resident in more than one jurisdiction. DTAs are there to prevent taxation being applied in more than one jurisdiction. Individuals that may be affected are those that have tried to avoid taxation in any jurisdiction.

You posted a distorted history that reflected an obvious point of view. More omissions that Battersea Power Station.

When reciprocal agreements came about the UK government created a 2 tier arrangement, those that could and those that couldn't. Effectively a discriminatory mesure that saved them money.

When the agreement with Canada was made the Canadian pension couldn't be exported so the pension issue wasn't included. Some time later the Canadian legislation was amended to allow pensions to be exported but the UK has refused to revisit the agreement.

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I am well aware of the legal challenge which was initially brought on a human rights issue based on personal circumstances and the court ruling was at a personal level. The court never ruled on the.legality of specific parts of the policy.

Not quite right. It depends on when you tell them and if timed right can be first payment after getting back.

Is the Australian old age pension a contibutory pension scheme?

Wrong , they didn't go towards the social security system. Right, they didn't go for your own state pension, they provided pensions for the pensioners at the time, on the basis that when you became a pensioner you would receive a pension under the same arrangement.

You are perfectly free to believe that no government legislation can be unlawful.

I am well aware of the history and it is nothing to do with being "fair" and anyone who thinks that way is effectively saying it is acceptable to discriminate. Goverment revenue to support the state pension is by default index linked so any entitlement to a pension from "actual" contributions should be index linked otherwise it is legalised fraud.

Maybe you would prefer to call it legalised fraud. In 1948 the Old Age pension which was non contributory arrangement was replaces by the State Pension, a contributory scheme based on NI contributions. In a contributory pension scheme, 2 people making the same level of contributions would be entitled to the same level of returns. Obviously many on this forum would support discrimination in respect of returns.

Historical precedence is no justification for anything. If it was women wouldn't be able to vote and gay men would still go to prison, but maybe you support discrimination.

Last year TTB switched off online banking and their app requires android 11, I had to get another phone as mine was version 9. In the old days quality products were made to last, not anymore, built in obsolescence.

That sense of self importance again.

Obviously different, It comes after the other articles said it would start.

I have been paying a company in Canada from Wise UK for several years and it has always taken in excess of 24 hours and sometimes a few days.

How many extra days will they get if the number of applicants reduce and use other means to remain in Thailand. One day up and 2 days down. An increase in extensions would offset the loss of visa revenue.

Garbage. I get it every year and cost around 340 baht. Boots in the UK charge £8, not much difference. Of course they are ripping you off as it can be free on the NHS. It doesn't matter where you live on the planet, if you volunteer to be ripped off, you will be.

An irrelevant and distorted generalisation. In fact the NHS is free to a large percentage of the population, children and those that have never worked do not contribute to general taxation. As far as expats are concerned, having made the payment in earlier years, treatment can be available at no additional cost. A national insurance record is effectively money in the bank and under certain circumstances can be used towards health care in other countries.

Quite, medical bills only become a problem if you are not ready to switch the lights out.

Obviously context is an alien concept.

Just going backwards towards e-visas.

"They" being the locals, the Thai government will collect revenue from wherever and whatever application is made.

Yes you were wrong, you changed the context to the concerns of someone else. Your words or not. "Furthermore...my response was to the statement that the poster was concerned Thailand would start taxing money already here in the bank. They already do. "