Some 40 percent of these appeals are successful. Tax authorities sent out notices to 171 firms which are still refusing to pay the minimum wage between April 2000 and January 2001. This is a sharp rise on the 136 sent out during the previous 12-month period. The TUC says that about 170,000 workers are not receiving the minimum wage. People would be rightly angry if 80 was stolen from their wallets.
People are rightly angry that New Labour allows the rich to keep stealing that money.