Jimmy Carr

[Stephen Thomas]

In the last financial year, Carr earned just under 3.5 million pounds.

After tax he earned just under 3.5 million pounds.

[Robert]

Taxes are only for little people. Bad news for leprechauns.

[Limehouse]

Don't get me wrong. I don't like Carr. He's perfectly entitled to take advantage of any tax schemes that come his way, provided they're legal - but doing so while criticising the same shenanigans in others leaves a very bad taste in the mouth.

However, I think two points are worth making :
1. Politicians should not criticise private individuals. It's a kind of abuse of power.
2. Would it be too much to expect David Cameron to get off his backside and actually outlaw the schemes he affects to despise so much? I mean, he is drawing a salary? For doing a job?

I agree almost entirely with you Robert, except that I think that whether the scheme is legal or not, it is immoral not to pay your share and it's highly disrespectful to those of your fans who do pay their share and who spend some of their hard earned cash making you rich and famous.

I don't believe for one minute that Carr is sorry for avoiding paying that tax - he's just sorry that he's had all that bad publicity.

[John Wheat]

How come Jimmy Carr gets a load of criticism for his tax avoidance but the Queen has had none?