A little more comprehension, a little more action 19 August 2010
The Office for Tax Simplification. The name might suggest a Monty Pythonesque organisation. But this is the new UK government body aimed at creating clarity where once there was confusion.
There’s no doubt that government language pushes the boundaries of comprehensible copy. Or that jargon (or as I like to call it, robot-speak) has stood in the way of clarity for far too long.
But it says a lot about the nature of our regulations that the Chancellor of the Exchequer declares it is his “dream” that “people might actually understand the tax laws which they were being asked to comply with”. Wouldn’t it be great if that was always the core aim of public information? Call me a copywriter with a dream of my own, but I hope that the new Office for Tax Simplification really does make understanding the facts on tax, er, simple.
Written by Camilla Zajac
Camilla Zajac is an award-winning copywriter dedicated to uncovering what’s exciting and unique about organisations and empowering them to communicate that with impact. Learn more about copywriting services from Green Light Copywriting.
