> Quote:
> LABOUR is driving through laws that will give the Church of
> Scientology tax breaks on its British missions.
> While thousands of businesses face higher tax bills from April and
> homeowners brace themselves for rises in council tax, the wealthy
> church will be exempt.
> The change is being forced by a Bill from Equality Minister Harriet
> Harman, which, for the first time, puts Scientology on the same
> footing as the Church of England and Roman Catholicism.
> Under British law, places of worship are exempt from business rates
> while homes of religious leaders receive council tax discounts. To
> qualify as a place of religious worship a building has to be used for
> worshipping
> End of Quote...
> Read the whole thing here:
> Sunday Express | UK News :: Labour gives Scientologists tax breaks...
> http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/138928/Labour-gives-Scientologist...
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