Autumn Budget 2022

SPG · 17 Nov 2022 at 17:28

Food Stamps
Energy Stamps

Instead of cash handouts for sky, weed and smokes.

Thinking about that wont work either as the Tory Scum will only twist the system so they can only be used at Tory donor shops and a layer of batty Eton boy bureaucracy in Whitehall to make it happen.

HACO · 17 Nov 2022 at 17:28

Disgusting that they kept triple lock while everyone else's taxes are going up. Disgusting.

Freakbro · 17 Nov 2022 at 17:33

SPG said:
Food Stamps
Energy Stamps

Instead of cash handouts for sky, weed and smokes.

"Man shall not live on bread alone"

ci_newman · 17 Nov 2022 at 17:34

HACO said:
Disgusting that they kept triple lock while everyone else's taxes are going up. Disgusting.

Pensioners are the Torys only hope of re-election in 2 years time.

Hagar · 17 Nov 2022 at 17:40

ci_newman said:
Pensioners are the Torys only hope of re-election in 2 years time.

Pensioners are the only consistent voters for any party. Too many people cannot be bothered. Labour will not shun the pensioner vote either.

LabR@t · 17 Nov 2022 at 17:57

HACO said:
Disgusting that they kept triple lock while everyone else's taxes are going up. Disgusting.

Not really you can always work an extra job or overtime pensioners can't.

Remember one day if you are lucky you will be a pensioner.
Typical selfishness of the younger generation.

Uther · 17 Nov 2022 at 17:57

LabR@t said:
Not really you can always work and extra job pensioners can't

Well some of them can.

GGizmo · 17 Nov 2022 at 18:01

They could have setup some kind of means testing for the pensioner triple lock. This current situation means people who dont rely on their pension will just get an increase for no reason.

But as others have said the Tories likely didnt want to go down that way of thinking.

robfosters · 17 Nov 2022 at 18:04

BowdonUK said:
They could have setup some kind of means testing for the pensioner triple lock. This current situation means people who dont rely on their pension will just get an increase for no reason.

But as others have said the Tories likely didnt want to go down that way of thinking.

Means testing would be good. There’s thousands of pensioners who really do need the triple lock despite the few on here who seem to think none deserve it.

LabR@t · 17 Nov 2022 at 18:04

BowdonUK said:
They could have setup some kind of means testing for the pensioner triple lock. This current situation means people who dont rely on their pension will just get an increase for no reason.

But as others have said the Tories likely didnt want to go down that way of thinking.

Mean testing pension is a terrible idea, it removes the incentive to save.

Plus the cost to run it out weighs the benefit

GGizmo · 17 Nov 2022 at 18:09

Michael Myers said:
The 23% fuel duty increase in March is going to hurt if fuel prices stay around the same levels, going to keep the cost of everyday items up, not sure its the right time for that.

I've just been reading about this.

It's been sneaked out but its being said this is going to put 12p on every litre of petrol / diesel.

I'm surprised its not in the headlines.

SWARZENEGGER · 17 Nov 2022 at 18:20

Zatoichi.uK said:
That £30 billion for an app was totally worth it though.

When your married to the goverment's Anti-Corruption tzar turning a blind eye to £30 billion is the real Zatoichi

Uther · 17 Nov 2022 at 18:26

BowdonUK said:
I've just been reading about this.

It's been sneaked out but its being said this is going to put 12p on every litre of petrol / diesel.

I'm surprised its not in the headlines.

Yes I don't recall hearing it in the budget? That would put diesel up to about £2.10 a litre around here at current pricing.
RIP

CaptainRAVE · 17 Nov 2022 at 18:29

The problem is that most people, like me, will just stop spending on anything other than basic goods. The economy is going to be hammered. This definitely isn’t a budget for keeping businesses open.

Firestar_3x · 17 Nov 2022 at 18:31

Upto 5% council tax rise next year.....

LabR@t · 17 Nov 2022 at 18:35

Higher inflation and even higher rates are here to stay for a while yet .

Pawnless Endgame · 17 Nov 2022 at 18:37

I've just seen the 6 o'clock news to get an overview on which taxes are going up. I'm surprised that sin taxes didn't get mentioned i.e. cigarettes and alcohol. Sure I love my drink, but sin taxes would have been an opportunity for the gov't to claw back more of the deficit. I think it has been frozen for a few years now.

HACO · 17 Nov 2022 at 18:37

LabR@t said:
Not really you can always work an extra job or overtime pensioners can't.

Remember one day if you are lucky you will be a pensioner.
Typical selfishness of the younger generation.

Notice I said pensions, not benefits or pension credit. If a pensioner is poor and needs help, they should get help like everyone else.

OK boomer?

Martini1991 · 17 Nov 2022 at 18:38

CaptainRAVE said:
The problem is that most people, like me, will just stop spending on anything other than basic goods. The economy is going to be hammered. This definitely isn’t a budget for keeping businesses open.

It's almost like they're forgetting that people need money to spend it lol.

The amount of money that's going to be taken out of the economy in interest payments and bills is going to be absolutely astronomical

LabR@t · 17 Nov 2022 at 18:40

HACO said:
Notice I said pensions, not benefits or pension credit. If a pensioner is poor and needs help, they should get help like everyone else.

OK boomer?

Triple lock is pensions not benefit or pension Credits.

Got it numpty?