It's a compliment to be a tax haven, says Francis Maude And that is exactly what we're trying to do. We want Britain to be a place where people don't mind being taxed. A good place to be taxed. Where you can put your ideas to work, your money to work. Build businesses. Create wealth, create jobs. That is unequivocally a good thing. Sources close to Mr Maude said it was "no surprise that a prominent Conservative supports low taxes." However, Michael Dugher, the Shadow Cabinet Office minister, said the remarks showed he is "serially out of touch." "Francis Maude goes from bad to worse," he said. At the same time as the Government is cutting tax credits for working families he seems to be aspiring for Britain to become like the Cayman Islands, where the wealthiest can hide their money. George Osborne, the Chancellor, has recently closed loopholes in the law to stop people using tax havens to avoid paying stamp duty when they sell multi-million pound houses.