Budget 2024

[Roachy]

These are the consequences of Tory rule, they left the place in shit state.

 

[blueparrot]

These are the consequences of Tory rule, they left the place in shit state.

Just this, I didn’t vote Labour but will judge them in 4 years from now, not now while they are still clearing out the shit the tories left. Won’t be taking any whining from any tories either on Labour and this budget.

 

[Norbert D]

Mostly investments and US bonds mate.

Is that like the bail bonds on Dog The Bounty Hunter?

 

[hcblue95]

Good to see pensions will be included in inheritance tax calculations. Shame they're freezing the threshold till 2030 though.

 

[kaz7]

That's because she thinks she's a celebrity's not a toss me off newsreader.

Will you stop with the sexist stuff today please

 

[Kompany Car]

So in other words they have fucked up?

I don’t confess to be an expert on international business. If you’re a large business, owned by say a US company and could deliver UK projects using resources in the developing world then of course you would use cheaper resources as it potentially increases margins. Particularly for the lower skilled tasks that would normally be filled by people at the lower end of the wage spectrum and don’t need to interface with clients.

That’s how large businesses maximise shareholder returns and at present the offshoring of non sensitive government contracts don’t generally have terms to limit them doing it.

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

It’s all lies it’s going into there pockets like it did with the hooray Henry’s

 

[hilts]

Nobody likes tax rises but we have to pay for services so on the face of it, I’ve no real issues in todays budget so long as it’s delivered and we see improvements

Agreed, impossible to agree with all.of a budget. Delivering is not a strength of any government. Fingers crossed.

 

[N1985]

They'll just employ part timers on less than the threshold to pay it if presume

Or just put our prices up to cover it

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Seems I’m in the minority on here, but as expected it’s fucked me over with the non-dom changes. Until we can move abroad that’ll be a 30k a year tax bill from next year. Absolutely shit.

Do you want me to book you an uber to the airport?

 

[BobKowalski]

Finally, something actually happening :)

First take. Not bad and a step in the right direction. Second take. What took them so long to actually take this step?

Next step. Improving our trade agreement with the EU. Labour are going to need growth. I imagine it will take a while for them to grasp this nettle, but they will have to sooner or later so might as well make it sooner.

 

[kaz7]

I think every sick and disabled people are terrified at this moment in time , the tory plan is going ahead and the work capabitlity assessment are scary , if they are going to find 3 billion saving it will be set up to stop the benefits , last lot that did that was ATOS , they had their targets and people died that were found fit to work , several suicides and dying through not having food , changing the goalposts for vulnerable people , i would not have voted for them if there was any indication they would do this

 

[remember arthur mann]

Will you stop with the sexist stuff today please

Not meant to be sexist kaz7. Male or female or other, think they are something they are not. It's like Goldbridge's comment " when I used to be working class".

 

[Scottyboi]

I think every sick and disabled people are terrified at this moment in time , the tory plan is going ahead and the work capabitlity assessment are scary , if they are going to find 3 billion saving it will be set up to stop the benefits , last lot that did that was ATOS , they had their targets and people died that were found fit to work , several suicides and dying through not having food , changing the goalposts for vulnerable people , i would not have voted for them if there was any indication they would do this

Has the whitepaper even been released yet and if it has have you read it?

 

[Manc in London]

Seems I’m in the minority on here, but as expected it’s fucked me over with the non-dom changes. Until we can move abroad that’ll be a 30k a year tax bill from next year. Absolutely shit.

We should all pay our fair share.

 

[SamBlue]

Looks to me as a weak attempt at Hail Mary pass, let's try to fix things in a very short term and hope for the best the economy picks up.
Barely touched CGT and ran scared of even thinking of doing something with corporation tax. You can get a serious amount of many from those >1% who have it.

We should all pay our fair share.

It is not that taxing people like him that will rescue NHS and sort out national social security.

 

[kaz7]

Has the whitepaper even been released yet and if it has have you read it?

No and i wouldnt need to , she said they are applying the tory plan to benefits and say they can save three billion , i have experienced the assessments for many years , including ATOS , they have put a target number on it , they wont be trying to get people like me into work i cant do , but will try and leave me in a state with less support , will make me anxious to fuck again

They are looking at pips as well , sunak plan was to not pay it monthly but a one off payment , i rely on that to live and increasing care needs, private is the only option and i have no savings left , i am scared

 

[Scottyboi]

No and i wouldnt need to , she said they are applying the tory plan to benefits and say they can save three billion , i have experienced the assessments for many years , including ATOS , they have put a target number on it , they wont be trying to get people like me into work i cant do will make me anxious to fuck again

You wouldn't need to read what is actually being put in place? And yes assessments aren't nice, with modern technology there has to be ways of helping disabled people have some form of work. My Mrs doesn't want to spend the next 40 years never working again and fibro is her latest condition the classic diagnosis for 'we don't know what is wrong'. With work from home now becoming more common hopefully governments can ask companies to help home bound disabled people into employment. There is obviously a spectrum of conditions and some people will never be able to work.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

Mostly investments and US bonds mate.

I only ask as I was listening to some sort of ‘Rich Peoples Alliance’ who are saying that they want to be taxed more as they have a responsibility to the country. These are obviously very rich people who were not talking about buying a new shirt, more of a new mansion or jet plane.

It got my interest as I heard all of the talk about people leaving but these people were the complete opposite and realised that they couldn’t take all their money with them, if you know what I mean.

It’ll be interesting to see how many actually leave the country and my biggest bug-bear is for those who have made the majority of their money, in the UK, moving abroad and not wanting to support the country, after years and years of cuts to the social apparatus, that supported them to make that money.

 

[Blue Maverick]

Why no windfall taxes?