st dan Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 I think it’s a very fair budget (so far) given the challenging circumstances. Lots of continued help to those that need it, with little/no impact to the pockets of the average person on the street. Beer tax and fuel duty also cancelled. I think he has struck a great balance here, and knows it should be well received to keep them polling high. Whether there is a sting in the years to come is another matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozanne Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 Remember when the Tories tore into Corbyn for wanting to spend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haan Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 I think I need to read an explainer article or two to understand all this, but Austerity is well and truly dead right? Great stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haan Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 Green economy now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrelarmy Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 Thats interesting. The location of this new bank is near me. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haan Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 (edited) Edited March 3, 2021 by Haan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozanne Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 So if the way out of an economic crises is to spend, why for the best part of last decade did the Tories say we needed Austerity? This point needs to be hammered home now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haan Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 1 minute ago, Ozanne said: So if the way out of an economic crises is to spend, why for the best part of last decade did the Tories say we needed Austerity? This point needs to be hammered home now. Yeah we really need go on about how Labour was right, cuts did nothing etc. I think this is a good opportunity to bang on about how these ideas come from the left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haan Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 9 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said: Who is paying for all of this 🤔 if income tax/NI/VAT isn’t changing then the cost of goods will go up. No alcohol or fuel rises either. The magic money tree is real. I read that as he is freezing the tax thresholds rather than moving them in line with inflation, we are basically all getting tax rises Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattiloy Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 3 minutes ago, Haan said: Yeah we really need go on about how Labour was right, cuts did nothing etc. I think this is a good opportunity to bang on about how these ideas come from the left The labour left was right* Brown and Darling were for austerity in 2010. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozanne Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 You can build free ports in the EU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanoL Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 9 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said: Who is paying for all of this 🤔 if income tax/NI/VAT isn’t changing then the cost of goods will go up. No alcohol or fuel rises either. The magic money tree is real. The money coming in from income tax, NI and VAT all go up if more people are in work and down if they're not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatyeti24 Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 27 minutes ago, dingbat2 said: Covid will cost us £400 billion in total ...thats nearly £6k for every person in the UK Quids in! Thanks tax payers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrelarmy Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 Just now, fatyeti24 said: Quids in! Thanks tax payers! I know I've personally received more than £6k in furlough payments. I’m going to buy key workers a pint or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGCarr Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 Did they highlight anything regarding events and insurance? It's the one thing many festivals were hoping they'd speak about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haan Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 Starmer's rebuttals are pointing out inequality, the NHS and climate. Good stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haan Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 6 minutes ago, TGCarr said: Did they highlight anything regarding events and insurance? It's the one thing many festivals were hoping they'd speak about Nothing that specific, just blanket stuff on the arts, museum etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanoL Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 No high street vouchers or eat out to help out part 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGCarr Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 Fairly disgusting on the GOV part https://twitter.com/Creative_Fed/status/1367110549474000900?s=19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozanne Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviewevie Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 48 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said: Who is paying for all of this 🤔 if income tax/NI/VAT isn’t changing then the cost of goods will go up. No alcohol or fuel rises either. The magic money tree is real. borrowing super cheap, so borrow lots, spend lots, economy grows and get more tax revenue. QED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gingerfish79 Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 50 minutes ago, Ozanne said: You can build free ports in the EU. Yes you can and they are increasingly popular in the EU. We used to have freeports in the UK before the last big recession. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyLurker Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 Nail in the coffin for our Ltd Co No further IR35 delay - we've been within with all our contracts but partners current contract - with a large posh vehicle manufacturer - won't look at each individual case & just makes a blanket decision, plus said company making redundancies in other depts so won't take on permanent staff atm. So basically pay taxes as if paye employee but absolutely zero benefits - no holiday pay, no sick pay etc Add to all that my industry, hospitality, totally on it's arse - so I'll be fighting for jobs with people half my fukcing age. And the hits just keep on hitting ☹ I've paid my taxes for 27 years, never claimed a penny for any benefits, ever, but yet again I get screwed over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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