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Firstly, this is nothing to do with Standing orders or Direct debits, stop scaremongering. This is an attachment to your bank account and something the goverment has up to now never attempted to do. this whole legislation is to try and force this as a legal option.

Secondly it is only to be invoked where people have steadfastly refused to make payments.

Thirdly, why should the rest of us suffer because someone refuses to pay the tax that they owe? teh vast majority of this nation are taxed through PAYE and we are effectively already paying just like this i.e. teh tax is paid without any say so from us whatsoever. this is purely for those who either pay annually or have complex arrangements.