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Edwina Lee
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 Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 10:21 pm Post subject: Chinese Embassy announced earthquake donation a/c |
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Please give generously.
The Chinese Embassy in UK opened a special account for donation for Earthquake in Sichuan province
http://uk.china-embassy.org
Sadness but hope for British Chinese
By Nigel Pankhurst
BBC News, London's Chinatown
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7398806.stm
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Edwina Lee
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Andy Yu
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| Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 11:25 pm Post subject: Donating through the Chinese embassy may not be the best |
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In case anybody is not aware, if you are a UK tax payer donate through the Chinese embassy account, they will NOT be able to reclaim your income tax.
However, if you donate via the British Red Cross or Oxfam, they will be able to reclaim your income tax.
Please note this fact while donating. It can add at least 25% to the amount you donate (if you are a 20% taxpayer).
The Chinese embassy does not make this fact clear and I only found this information after ringing them. Personally I think the embassy could help more people by directing people to donate to established UK charities rather than doing a DIY job. |
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