Right, which is why I fail to see why such a scheme would be a bad thing. Currently I have little to no say on where my taxes go. At least with this scheme, when I donate £100 to a children's welfare charity, I'm effectively telling the government that this is what I want those £100 of tax spent on.
Because its reimbursed, and because I still pay the usual taxes, the flow of money means that the government effectively paid me to pay the charity, instead of me paying the government to fund their own (usually costly and bureaucratic) programs.
Because its reimbursed, and because I still pay the usual taxes, the flow of money means that the government effectively paid me to pay the charity, instead of me paying the government to fund their own (usually costly and bureaucratic) programs.
