How are tax breaks not the same as government putting money in?

A tax break is allowing a company to pay less than they are due in taxes, which creates a budget deficit that then needs to be sourced from “elsewhere” (I.e. the taxpayer).

The impact is the same.

Posted By: Legacy Fan on March 11th 2025 at 11:33:43

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Old Trafford getting bulldozed for a £2bn replacement (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 10:10:53
- I’ve heard it’s going to built in Basingstoke (Other Football) - Surrey Yella, Mar 11, 13:39:16
- So itll cost double that then (n/m) (Other Football) - littletinyphil, Mar 11, 13:06:35
- World class clowns deserve the worlds biggest circus tent (n/m) (Other Football) - Ben, Mar 11, 12:47:08
- See what cutting the canteen can save?!! (n/m) (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Mar 11, 11:08:01
- I guess government support helps (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Mar 11, 10:47:34
  - That report makes me glad I don't pay taxes in the UK anymore (Other Football) - Kev, Mar 11, 14:42:12
    - Don't you pay US taxes? That's even worse (Other Football) - Cable Gap Pioneer, Mar 11, 16:32:28
  - Definitely (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 10:53:35
    - Labour should build us the Super Nest Canary Dome 40k seater. Delia is a fan afterall (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Mar 11, 11:17:27
    - Disability payments out, new ground for world’s biggest club in (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Mar 11, 11:05:48
      - i don't think the government are putting any money in .. (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 11, 11:09:45
        
        How are tax breaks not the same as government putting money in? (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Mar 11, 11:33:43
        
        why does it create a "deficit"? (n/m) (Other Football) - paulg, Mar 11, 13:57:58
        
        I assume the argument is... (Other Football) - mr carra, Mar 11, 13:31:00
        
        How much tax will this project earn in the long term? (n/m) (Other Football) - Trent_Canary, Mar 11, 12:57:11
        
        ^^anti growth (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 11:46:05
        
        coalition? along with the tofu-eating wokerati?t (n/m) (Other Football) - Under soil heating, Mar 11, 14:19:05
        
        guess what i was trying to say was .... (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 11, 11:43:07
        
        So there won’t be public transport improvements? (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Mar 11, 14:00:09
- 100 thousand capacity!! (n/m) (Other Football) - loz, Mar 11, 10:15:37
  - playing catch up... (Other Football) - usacanary, Mar 11, 14:47:24
  - Looks shit tbf (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 10:18:24
    - Will be a boon to the Championship (n/m) (Other Football) - Worthing Yellow, Mar 11, 14:54:23
    - The UFO looks decent, tbf (n/m) (Other Football) - phelans tash, Mar 11, 12:24:42
    - Nice and steep sides (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Mar 11, 10:47:58
    - a bit like their players (n/m) (Other Football) - paulg, Mar 11, 10:26:41
    - more like bullshit ... (Other Football) - Tombs, Mar 11, 10:21:59
- So much for not having any money (n/m) (Other Football) - letsbehavinyou, Mar 11, 10:13:04
  - Be paid for in massive renaming rights = massive seeth (Other Football) - inutero, Mar 11, 10:23:26
  - Sacking all those office workers paying dividends (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 10:16:40
    - And taking the free biscuits away (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Mar 11, 10:25:08

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