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Originally Posted by EddyBeers
If the grassroots fundraising structure worked, you would not need to give a huge tax subsidy to the individuals who are donating the money. If the Tories really wanted to clean up political fundraising, that is where they would start.
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It's a tax credit, not a subsidy. Essentially saying that you don't pay a certain amount of tax depending on the money you give. It's encouraging donating by taking even more money out of government's pocket and putting it back in the pocket of private citizens.