Those against would protest that it is a uncouth intrusion of privacy,but there are benefits in public disclosureShould all tax returns be available online? Most people’s knee-jerk reaction is that it would be absolutely horrifying for everyone to see what you earn. It’s an entirely private matter between you, your employer and the taxman. It would be a uncouth intrusion of privacy whether it was made available to the public – and worse, or to the newspapers.
But these same arguments were used when we were first allowed to see sold house price data. It would be nothing less than a “snoopers charter”,argued some, with nosy curtain-twitchers checking out the silly price the neighbours paid for that dump next door.
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Source: theguardian.com