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Construction unions confronted building firms across Britain yesterday over a rampant tax scam that costs the public purse and workers millions a year.
Outside Parliament MPs and leaders of three trade unions rallied against the rise of crooked “umbrella” companies which exploit a legal loophole to evade employer dues.
Earlier, construction union Ucatt members had picketed the gates of sites where the exploitation is taking place.
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CAROL WILCOX argues for the proper implementation of the land value tax, which could see unused plots sold off and landlords priced out of landlordism, potentially resolving the housing and planning crises
