Spring Budget 2017

Stumble Bum · 8 Mar 2017 at 13:36

Corbyn is so useless. Time to turn it off. I thought Phillip Hammond was excellent though. Quite funny too.

Rotty · 8 Mar 2017 at 13:36

pretty unremarkable tbh, nothing that wasn't expected

Vonhelmet · 8 Mar 2017 at 13:37

antijoke said:
I giggled when he said no wonder they call it the last Labour government, lol.

That line was on the Now Show last week on Radio 4.

Greebo · 8 Mar 2017 at 13:40

Uther said:
9% to 10%.
Dividends cut to 2k though, that will cause some knashing of teeth

Mr Jack · 8 Mar 2017 at 13:43

Corbyn is putting in one of his better responses. If he only he had the sense or ability to put policy and media strategy behind the points he's making.

ChrisD. · 8 Mar 2017 at 13:43

They really don't like contractors do they.

Uther · 8 Mar 2017 at 13:44

Mr Jack said:
Corbyn is putting in one of his better responses. If he only he had the sense or ability to put policy and media strategy behind the points he's making.

He just comes across as bumbling. We really need a decent opposition.

Gimpymoo · 8 Mar 2017 at 13:45

Uther said:
We really need a decent opposition.

Corbyn is unelectable to the majority of the electorate as leader the country.

Sui · 8 Mar 2017 at 13:47

Disappointed that the Help to Buy ISA wasn't changed in terms of house prices it relates to, was hoping it would match the Lifetime ISA.

I basically I have money in there I can't get the 25% on now until I've held a LISA for 1 year, bit rubbish as I want to buy this year

Tunney · 8 Mar 2017 at 13:48

Greebo said:

And then Cameron resigned and we were left in this odd position of having a prime minister that not even the Conservative party members voted into power.

Are Cameron's manifesto pledges now null and void? I guess so.

Mr Jack · 8 Mar 2017 at 13:49

Uther said:
He just comes across as bumbling. We really need a decent opposition.

Yup. He needed to pick a couple of points and make them count.

Tunney · 8 Mar 2017 at 13:49

ChrisD. said:
They really don't like contractors do they.

A lot of contractors have been taking the **** for a long time. They've only themselves to blame (although you've got to feel sorrry for those who've always followed the spirit of the law).

Mr Jack · 8 Mar 2017 at 13:50

Tunney said:
And then Cameron resigned and we were left in this odd position of having a prime minister that not even the Conservative party members voted into power.

Are Cameron's manifesto pledges now null and void? I guess so.

The Tories were all elected on that manifesto, and May claims legitimacy based on an election won on that manifesto. It's not just Cameron's commitments.

ChrisD. · 8 Mar 2017 at 13:50

Taking the P how so? Do you mean dodgy loan schemes etc?

p4radox · 8 Mar 2017 at 13:51

Tunney said:
And then Cameron resigned and we were left in this odd position of having a prime minister that not even the Conservative party members voted into power.

Are Cameron's manifesto pledges now null and void? I guess so.

Right, but you don't vote for the prime minister. You vote for an MP who will represent you at national level. And that MP runs on the same manifesto as their party.

rojones · 8 Mar 2017 at 13:56

Corbyn despite anything he has to say just sounds like white noise. He is boring people to sleep.

Spook187 · 8 Mar 2017 at 13:57

Stumble Bum said:
Corbyn is so useless. Time to turn it off. I thought Phillip Hammond was excellent though. Quite funny too.

Yawn really, oh dear you have a lot to learn.

Greebo · 8 Mar 2017 at 14:03

ChrisD. said:
Taking the P how so? Do you mean dodgy loan schemes etc?

There has being a massive taxation gap between self employed and employed, too big for too long.

Never mind the headline rates of NI and Tax, the fact you are on a much more generous expenses regime which means as self employed you can claim legally for things which employees can't you end up with a massive gap.

When my other half was self employed she was paying an effective tax rate legally of around 14% of gross earnings and the majority of self employed contractors will pay much much less rate of tax than the equivalent employee depending on the industry they are in.

Even with today's changes its still more than worth while to be self employed if you can.

n111ck · 8 Mar 2017 at 14:04

Light years away from the budget former politicians BS'd us with following a leave vote. Lol

jonneymendoza · 8 Mar 2017 at 14:08

biggest surprise is this:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spring-budget-2017-documents/spring-budget-2017

the dividend allowance will be reduced from £5,000 to £2,000 from April 2018, to reduce the tax differential between the self-employed and employed, and those working through a company, to raise revenue to invest in public services, and to ensure that support for investors is more effectively targeted