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Embassy hasnt paid staff in months

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    #32
    ABajaninCork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,411 ✭✭✭ABajaninCork


    coylemj wrote: »
    The US Embassy in London refuses to pay the London congestion charge which they regard as a tax from which they are exempt, they claim that they do pay parking tickets and speeding fines.....

    A US statement said: "The US Embassy in London conscientiously abides by all UK laws, including paying fines for all traffic violations, such as parking and speeding violations.

    "Our position on the direct tax established by Transport for London in 2003, more commonly known as the congestion charge, is based on the 1960 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which prohibits the direct taxation of diplomatic missions."

    http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3592594/US-owe-us-5m-parking-fines.html

    I don't rely on 'The Sun' for info. But it seems that it's not just the poor staff here that have problems as the post above shows...


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    #33
    coylemj
    Registered Users Posts: 25,387 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    ABajaninCork wrote: »
    I don't rely on 'The Sun' for info.

    Neither do I but it's reasonable to assume that they don't invent quotes from an embassy spokesman.


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