lolsee2 Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 https://pmd.cdn.turner.com/cnn/big/business/2020/08/31/caption/work-from-home-remote-permanent-city-exodus-orig.cnn-business_3398866_768x432_1300k.mp4 London (CNN Business)Many people are discovering they enjoy working from home. Should they pay higher taxes if they decide to stay away from the office even after the pandemic? The idea was floated this week by a research team at Deutsche Bank (DB). It proposed a tax on remote workers once the coronavirus is brought under control to support the economic recovery and subsidize the wages of people in low-paid jobs who can't choose their place of work. "The sudden shift to [work from home] means that, for the first time in history, a big chunk of people have disconnected themselves from the face-to-face world yet are still leading a full economic life," thematic research analyst Luke Templeman said in a new report. "That means remote workers are contributing less to the infrastructure of the economy whilst still receiving its benefits." A Deutsche Bank survey found that after the Covid-19 crisis has passed, 60% of people who started working from home during the pandemic want to continue doing so for two or more days a week. For them, the financial benefits of not commuting, buying lunch or dressing for the office, plus the flexibility and convenience, outweigh the stress of having to juggle family and work or cope with a makeshift desk. But Templeman argues that there's a big cost to the broader economy, which was designed to support in-person work. To solve for this problem, he proposes a work-from-home tax on 5% of wages. Employers would be responsible for the extra cost if they don't provide workers with permanent desks. If workers choose to spend part of the week at home, however, the tax would be deducted from their paychecks on a per-diem basis. The cost would be roughly equivalent to expenses tied to going into work, such as commuting and lunch, Templeman said. Governments could spend the money the tax raises on grants for low-paid workers who aren't able to do their jobs remotely, he added. "Many of these people are those who assumed the health risks of working during the pandemic and are far more 'essential' than their wage level suggests," Templeman said. He estimates that such a tax could raise $48 billion per year in the United States, along with £6.9 billion ($9.1 billion) in the United Kingdom and €15.9 billion ($18.8 billion) in Germany. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/12/business/work-from-home-tax/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Governments all over the world seem to always find new ways to tax us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkyy Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 "Templeman said. Governments could spend the money the tax raises on grants for low-paid workers...." Unfortunately governments don't care too much about low paid workers, since that's how they and their company owner friends and family get rich,,,and keep getting richer!! Low wages = bigger profits for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkc21 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Douche bank just wants to collect more from the several physical spaces they got through evictions. Greed is such an endless pain for humanity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BimBamSmash Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 How about tax reliefs for those who don't work from home, instead, Mr. "Banker"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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