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Andy wrote:

John Prescott has told tax inspectors to use satellites to snoop on
householders' attempts to improve their homes.

If the government's got the money spare to indulge in this sort of
nonsense
then the British electorate has a lot to answer for.

On the other hand, the best way to defeat such a scheme would simply be to
make sure you apply for all the right planning permissions and declare all
the stuff you're supposed to declare.

It's a bit like the single foolproof way to beat speed cameras...

In Texas aerial photographs from an air plane are used to determine square
footage for tax reasons.