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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMargaret Thatcher’s £6m London townhouse owned by mysterious company with links to three tax havens
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/margaret-thatcher-tax-snatcher-mystery-1828441<snip>
Margaret Thatchers £6m London townhouse is owned by a mysterious company with links to THREE notorious tax havens.
Financial experts said it could have been a scheme which would help her estate avoid millions of pounds in inheritance tax.
But because her affairs are shrouded in such extraordinary secrecy it may be impossible to find out.
The trail leads to offshore businesses in the British Virgin Islands with links to Liechtenstein and Jersey.
The £6million property she lived in for more than 20 years is owned by Bakeland Property Company, based in the BVI.
The companys official address is a PO Box in a small town in Liechtenstein and it had its original roots in St Helier, Jersey.
Any suggestion of avoiding a £2.4m inheritance tax bill will spark outrage following the row over who is paying for Thatchers lavish £10m funeral.
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Margaret Thatcher’s £6m London townhouse owned by mysterious company with links to three tax havens (Original Post)
malaise
Apr 2013
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polly7
(20,582 posts)1. Man ......... that funeral's going to be fun to watch! nt.
malaise
(268,715 posts)3. I'm following the protests
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2013/apr/13/margaret-thatcher-protests-cuts-live
Want a live video link
polly7
(20,582 posts)5. Thanks, malaise! nt.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)8. going to wake up early and watch
Some of my friends there are having protest parties that day too..
malaise
(268,715 posts)10. Check this out
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2013/apr/13/margaret-thatcher-protests-cuts-live
In a statement announcing the end of the direct action today, Sarah Knight, an activists at the protest at Lord Freud's house, said:
My mum has just found out that she will have to pay the bedroom tax. My family is terrified about whats going to happen. Peoples hearts are being broken as this government is turning Thatchers wildest dreams into a nightmarish reality. But this protest is not about Thatchers death, its about the ongoing assault on the welfare state.
hatrack
(59,578 posts)2. Well, as we know, there is no such thing as "society", and if so, why not dodge taxes?
How can an institution that doesn't exist pretend to lay claim to MAH MONEY?!?!?
That's her thinking I guess
leveymg
(36,418 posts)6. So, Baroness Thatcher was in "assisted living," Tory style.
Basically, living off the public.
malaise
(268,715 posts)7. Well you do know she was competing with the queen
She was a scumbag of the highest level.
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)9. Quel surprise!
Reminds me of Ronnie Raygun being given a home by his fanboys.
applegrove
(118,499 posts)11. And Brian Mulroney, Canada's conservative of the era, was caught accepting
cash from a businessman after he left office. He didn't claim in on his income tax till years later. They are crony capitalists.
Berlum
(7,044 posts)12. Republican Family Values (Thatcher-Style)
shenmue
(38,506 posts)13. Sell it and give the money to the families of all the miners and factory workers she gutted
I am not going to forget the way she chose the rich over everyone else. A healthy society is one that works at all levels, not just the top.
It's been a lot of years, but justice is justice.