World's Fastest Speaker vs the UK Tax Code

The UK tax code is one of the longest in the world - so long, in fact, that it would take Steve Woodmore, the world's fastest speaker, over 5 days straight to get through it all.

Since 1997 Tolley's Tax Guide, the bible of UK tax legislation, has doubled in length to over 11,000 pages.

Even the individual guides for Income Tax, Corporation Tax and Capital Gains Tax are now longer than War & Peace.

Longer guides reflect the growing burden and complexity of UK tax legislation. This has serious effects on individuals and businesses and creates a greater risk of administrative errors.

You can read the full report here - http://www.taxpayersalliance.com/toll...

You can find out more about Steve here - http://www.ukscreen.com/cast/proteus

To find out more about the 2020 Tax Commission, visit http://www.2020tax.org

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[milyunmiles]

Hope you didn't pay him per word

[Preo JL]

Ski-Bi dibby dib yo da dub dub Yo dab dub dub Ski-Bi dibby dib yo da dub dub Yo dab dub dub

[Julia Żemetro]

What?? :P

[531chaz]

I don't know. I was fucking high watching that.

[Sir1188]

What?

[thexmeiax]

XDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[531chaz]

OH NO THE BRITS HAVE TAKEN OVER MY PC! SAVE ME SCOTLAND!

[gambia1011]

it sounds like he is singing the element song

[jamesp3141]

28.5

[Mantolwen]

Imagine having to read the UK Tax Code. You'd go mental.

[charlottesbookreview]

Isnt bad to concentrate too hard for over 45 minutes or you'll get burnt out?

[james raddatz]

but did he remember any of it?