Budget 2010

[Miguél]

Have the Tories even said what they will do if they get in yet?

 

[Yas786]

"Like the captain of the Titanic saying let me man the lifeboats"

Brilliant.

Pure and utter awesomeness from him

 

[platypus]

10% on cider?

Very popular at the moment. Decent revenue stream for a bit.

 

[Ahleckz]

Anyone know if theres a time limit on the Stamp Duty? Is this a temporary threshold increase or permanent? Treasury site cant handle the traffic

Rest of this year, and all of next. Remember, it's only for first time buyers so if you've already bought in the past then you still have to pay Stamp Duty; even if it's worth less than £250000.

 

[Mr Jack]

Help for the Games Industry? About time. I'll wait to see the details before I hang out the bunting.

 

[Cosimo]

According to the Chancellor. Would you trust Labour's figures?

No, they make them up as they go along.

 

[antijoke]

So if Labour lose the election, does this mean jack ****! Or will the Tories just do the same thing anyway?

 

[Cosimo]

Very popular at the moment. Decent revenue stream for a bit.

Students and down and outs will never stop drinking it.

 

[Sagalout]

Two years according to the BBC.

Thanks

 

[platypus]

No, they make them up as they go along.

Funny isn't it, that a company doing the same thing would be fined, the directors go to jail..

 

[Mr Jack]

10% on cider?

It makes sense if you look at the duty figures:

Cider and Perry of up to 7.5% £31.83 per 100 litres
Beer £16.47 for every 1% of strength per 100 litres

Cider is currently taxed a lot less than beer; which is kind of wierd.

 

[rypt]

It makes sense if you look at the duty figures:

Cider and Perry of up to 7.5% £31.83 per 100 litres
Beer £16.47 for every 1% of strength per 100 litres

Cider is currently taxed a lot less than beer; which is kind of wierd.

None of it should be taxed at all apart from just VAT

 

[Cosimo]

Funny isn't it, that a company doing the same thing would be fined, the directors go to jail..

Making politicians accountable for running UK PLC now that would be something but at least we have the ballot box.

 

[Amp34]

Very popular at the moment. Decent revenue stream for a bit.

Why can't they just tax the popular stuff (the nasty strongbow, white lightning, stuff that comes in cans and plastic bottles).

 

[Firestar_3x]

God this man is going to make me fall asleep!

Great showmanship from Cameron, i love it when he sticks the boot in.

 

[scorza]

Indeed, so how about building on that rather than spending it?

Borrowed £167bn in 2009-10, £11bn lower than previously forecast

Borrowing to fall from £131bn in 2011-12 to £74bn in 2014-15

 

[Infam0us]

Why can't they just tax the popular stuff (the nasty strongbow, white lightning, stuff that comes in cans and plastic bottles).

I like Strongbow I'll have you know

 

[The Running Man]

Devils advocate...

Show me the waste, where is this waste you speak of?
Do we get rid of the dustmen (or is it dust people)?
Do we get rid of the nurses?
Do we get rid of the people who are obviously already doing a good job looking after abused children in the London borough of Haringey (tinted with sarcasm here)?

When we’ve culled all of this waste, what do we do with them? Do we ask them to find other jobs, or do they go into our much maligned benefits system?
Do they move to Belize?

I share your resentment, truly – but things aren’t as black and white (or as blue) as we’d all like it to be.

i think the waste is in the processes...and the administration of them...not in the end user care

 

[robgmun]

God this man is going to make me fall asleep!

Great showmanship from Cameron, i love it when he sticks the boot in.

+9

Cameron is great when he's on fire, but he has not been doing that enough recently, that's why the polls have been so bad recently. I hope he picks it up when the election is called

EDIT - The City wasn't impressed, FTSE falling

 

[Mr Jack]

None of it should be taxed at all apart from just VAT

Really? And how do you come to that conclusion?