Soldato
Following on from the budget thread, if you were the Chancellor, how would you fix the economy? Lay out your budget below!
I would:
Return VAT to 17.5% to try and boost consumer spending.
Offer incentives to the construction sector to build affordable new homes in order to create jobs and increase the supply of houses available to first time buyers, instead of subsidising people with additional credit they can't actually afford for houses that are a rip off anyway.
Add an extra runway at Heathrow and reduce Air Passenger Duty instead of continually weakening the UK's position as a key hub in the airport network.
I would:
Return VAT to 17.5% to try and boost consumer spending.
Offer incentives to the construction sector to build affordable new homes in order to create jobs and increase the supply of houses available to first time buyers, instead of subsidising people with additional credit they can't actually afford for houses that are a rip off anyway.
Add an extra runway at Heathrow and reduce Air Passenger Duty instead of continually weakening the UK's position as a key hub in the airport network.