There must be thousands of expats working abroad and sending a large portion of their earnings back to the UK to support their families who spend the money for general living costs (paying tax on all purchases). These expats are an invisible export. Personally I left the UK 22 years ago, we got no reduction in community charge for 1 adult living in the house since it was deemed by the local authority that I was out of the country for working reasons (they cited a case concerning merchant seamen). So now will they demand capital gains tax?
We are and have been told to plan for the future, save for retirement etc.
How can anyone do this if the rules change every five minutes?
Saving for a retirement takes a lifetime, so the rules should be frozen when you pay your first NI contribution.