I think it is important to separate allowances from tax. The plain fact is that the UK armed forces are the only people in the UK who have to pay full income tax if they spend time out of the UK.
Once again penalised for wearing the uniform. But the plain fact is that we are now such a minority the governement doesn't have that much to loose by letting us have the same tax concessions as the RFA. Conversely the minority status means they don't give a toss.
I will write to my MP, but the people to get behind this are the veteran's associations. Less that 200,000 people in the armed forces but a staggering 14 million that have worn it. If they were to present a coherent voice on this subject then the government would have to take notice.
But hey ho, pay your taxes in order to get no pension until you are 70 for an extremely paltry salary, when you take the 13% X-factor off it - We are fools I tell you.
