I think that's a key point. This budget has very little meaning because it won't be implemented.
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I think that's a key point. This budget has very little meaning because it won't be implemented.
Anyone got a calculator handy for the new tax income thresholds? My rent's just gone up by £50pcm so wondering how close I'll get to covering that (I love wages falling behind living costs for 5+ years, it's awesome). Is the NI UEL changing in line aswell?
Yea, I've been saying for a couple of years it didn't look like we'll hit £9, think I predicted it would go to £8.20 this time
I didn't hear anything for the Police though or did I miss it?
Ofcourse you did, like every other budget, it's a big "**** you" as usual.
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There was immediate money for counter terrorism to keep the staff numbers at current levels, anything was 'later this year' when home office reveals spending plans.
That will be announced by the Home secretary in his statement I believe.
Just so long as they don't need any public services provided by their local council.
Which, in case you aren't aware, are increasingly on the brink of collapse.
And hopefully they don't need too much NHS care, either. But hey, now they can afford Netflix *and* Amazon Prime.
Did it myself, an extra £11 a month in my pocket. Great. GL HF.
Presumably you will also have a pay rise for cost of living from your employer, the tax allowance is not intended to be the whole contributor to the cost of living?
Just so long as they don't need any public services provided by their local council.
Which, in case you aren't aware, are increasingly on the brink of collapse.
And hopefully they don't need too much NHS care, either. But hey, now they can afford Netflix *and* Amazon Prime.
Public services are a massive black hole, you could literally have an infinite pot of money and it still wouldn't be enough.
There's so many inefficiencies in the NHS for example that they could save billions by stripping out lots of middle management.
Heh, initial analysis of the detail is that overall Govt spending is only just increasing, with only the NHS getting any significant increase and the £6 Bn welfare cuts are still in place.
So yea, it's not a budget squeeze, but overall it's a minimal increase in Govt spending and not a spending bonanza. Spreadsheet Phil's prudent budget.
But it's sounding if there's a 'no deal' then the new budget would actually be more loose, with far more spending, I guess to prop up the economy ala the 2008 crash rather than an austerity one. So expect the deficit to rocket again if that happens.
So yea, it's not a budget squeeze, but overall it's a minimal increase in Govt spending and not a spending bonanza. Spreadsheet Phil's prudent budget.
But it's sounding if there's a 'no deal' then the new budget would actually be more loose, with far more spending, I guess to prop up the economy ala the 2008 crash rather than an austerity one. So expect the deficit to rocket again if that happens.
Well we'll soon get to see a world where local gov is run by Capita or somesuch
Year-on-year local gov cuts are still ongoing, despite the "end to austerity". Ours has to save a further £30 million next year...These people won't be better off either, since they'll be out of work...
https://www.lgcplus.com/politics/fi...-in-response-to-77m-shortfall/7026030.article
Which would annihilate the last 8 years of pitiful budgets, it's immensely humourless.
Mhmm
Nice to finally see the ideological end of cutting our way out of trouble and eliminating the deficit, we're going back to spending our way forward to stimulate the economy....magic money tree anyone?
Quite, they're would be riots on this forum is this came from John McDonnell
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