The Budget 2015 – 12:30

Glaucus · 18 Mar 2015 at 13:18

Cosimo said:
What was that about Labour not being a band of brothers?

Shakespeare describing the battle of Agincourt as a win for a band of brothers, and labour sadly can't be described as that.

Or something along those lines.

Wizzfizz · 18 Mar 2015 at 13:18

Shock horror at a better Budget just before election time

Fulax · 18 Mar 2015 at 13:18

neil3k said:
And he wants to mark the 600th anniversary of Agincourt. Shakespeare referred to that as a victory for a “band of brothers”. That is not an option for Labour, but it was a victory against an opposition in alliance with the Scots. It is worth spending money marking it, he says.

wat.

Top banter.

EDIT: Love the 'two kitchens' swipe at Ed

Glaucus · 18 Mar 2015 at 13:20

Rofl, two kitchens got in there.

Freakbro · 18 Mar 2015 at 13:24

Abolishing Class 2 NI?

Will have to look into the detail on that one as I read they were just rolling it up into class 4 in your SA return

The Geezer · 18 Mar 2015 at 13:24

1p off pint = more pubs saved, really ????

anything I don't mind · 18 Mar 2015 at 13:25

Why is the government spending money on driverless cars, that should be the car manufactures job. They made such a mess with electric car charge points, why may the same mistakes again.

Cosimo · 18 Mar 2015 at 13:25

Duke said:
Haha Labour are being served. Con-Lib has worked, hope we get the same again.

George has done a good job and god help us if he doesn't get to continue for another term.

Freddie1980 · 18 Mar 2015 at 13:25

I don't mind the fact he has two kitchens but I question why you would need to have two kitchens surely that space would be better served doing something else?

I'm waiting to here what GO says on pensions, my Dad recently took out his private pension I pretty sure if he had the option to take the money instead he would have.

delta0 · 18 Mar 2015 at 13:28

Good budget. This will be a good boost for them before the election.

WillyNelson · 18 Mar 2015 at 13:28

Nice to see the 40% band moving up as well.

Freakbro · 18 Mar 2015 at 13:29

So 11k personal allowance in for 2017/18, that's disappointing as its a dramatic slowdown in the rate its been increasing.

Nice little tweak on ISAs

Glaucus · 18 Mar 2015 at 13:31

Damn missed that, what was it about ftb?

Freakbro · 18 Mar 2015 at 13:31

Ahh, tax free savings interest on the first £1000 of interest only.

Freakbro · 18 Mar 2015 at 13:32

Glaucus said:
Damn missed that, what was it about ftb?

A ftb ISA...didn't really listen to the details, will check

Cosimo · 18 Mar 2015 at 13:32

That was a good budget!

The_One · 18 Mar 2015 at 13:33

FTB isa

you put in £200 gov will top it up by £50

platypus · 18 Mar 2015 at 13:33

Glaucus said:
Damn missed that, what was it about ftb?

For every £200 you save for a deposit the government tops it up with £50. Just throwing more money (that we don't have) at the problem rather than tackling the underlying issue.

[TW]Fox · 18 Mar 2015 at 13:34

The_One said:
FTB isa

you put in £200 gov will top it up by £50

Subject to the detail that is potentially absolutely epic :confused:

neil3k · 18 Mar 2015 at 13:34

I like this budget