Budget 2024

[ballbag]

Was expecting it to be so much worse with all the doom and gloom reported since Labour got in. Not bad on the surface of it all. Guess we'll find out how 'bad' it is when the BBC/Sky get their orders.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Did any of you find it strange that there was no mention of illegal immigrant's in the budget?

Have they waved their hands of the problem already?

Did you not hear the part where they plan to increase their weekly allowance, paid for by taxing the usage of greengrocers’ apostrophes?

 

[hammocity]

I think it's a pretty decent budget too. It's just the lazy arses sat on their investments that are pissed off.

Business's will be the ones pissed off and they just pass any increase in costs into their customers which will drive up inflation. £40b in tax increases has to be found from somewhere.

I'm just watching a Financial Expert on the BBC now, he's no political affiliation but he's talking absolute sense.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Think you have two choices when you need to reduce debt , spend less or raise your income (taxes). Labour always go for the latter. I would love to know how much is paid in any kind of benefits to people who weren't born here. I don't care what anyone says to the contrary but the benefits available contributes massively to the number of immigrants both legal and illegal and as a country we can't afford it. Tax the rich who can afford it for sure but give it to the pensioners who've contributed taxes for 40 odd years and deserve a decent standard of living without worrying if they can afford to keep warm and eat.

Tax credits are far more of an issue than welfare payments.

 

[Don Karleone]

So I can work 16 hours more on top of my full time caring responsibilities. It's like they want carer's to suffer burnout.

"great budget"

 

[Really_here]

Tax credits are far more of an issue than welfare payments.

I said "ANY kind of benefits"

 

[TinFoilHat]

The non doms aren't happy.

Their media editorials already attacking it.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I said "ANY kind of benefits"

Fair enough. About 80% of “benefits” go on tax credits and pensions.

The rest have already been cut to the bone. I’m not sure where you can make any significant savings on the 10% that goes on welfare.

 

[TinFoilHat]

It's pissing off very rich counts so that'll do me.

 

[jim tolmies perm]

Fuck me Sophy Ridge the erstwhile quintessential sweet English rose has turned into Tory K on steroids , she's well pissed off. This budget has hit her for sure. Never seen her like this, incredibly aggressive lolz

 

[Lowtower]

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

It's pissing off very rich counts so that'll do me.

Is there any other type of count?

 

[Lowtower]

 

[Lowtower]

Is there any other type of count?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

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Was always going to be him or Duckula!

 

[One Fan Clapping]

I love that they’re going to be electrifying the Manchester to Stalybridge line and York to Church Fenton.

These projects have already been, or are nearly, fully constructed!

 

[Kompany Car]

Think you have two choices when you need to reduce debt , spend less or raise your income (taxes). Labour always go for the latter. I would love to know how much is paid in any kind of benefits to people who weren't born here. I don't care what anyone says to the contrary but the benefits available contributes massively to the number of immigrants both legal and illegal and as a country we can't afford it. Tax the rich who can afford it for sure but give it to the pensioners who've contributed taxes for 40 odd years and deserve a decent standard of living without worrying if they can afford to keep warm and eat.

Three options actually…you can also restructure your debt payments which would save lots of interest

 

[blueinsa]

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

 

[Really_here]

Fair enough. About 80% of “benefits” go on tax credits and pensions.

The rest have already been cut to the bone. I’m not sure where you can make any significant savings on the 10% that goes on welfare.

I'm not talking necessarily talking about cutting them . just reviewing who has access to them and perhaps linking them to the amount / length of time they have paid in. Thousands of people with tiny company pensions are excluded from all sorts of benefits whilst those who's pensions are smaller reap the additional benefits through pension credits and associated extra benefits that take their income way higher.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I'm not talking necessarily talking about cutting them . just reviewing who has access to them and perhaps linking them to the amount / length of time they have paid in. Thousands of people with tiny company pensions are excluded from all sorts of benefits whilst those who's pensions are smaller reap the additional benefits through pension credits and associated extra benefits that take their income way higher.

The problem there is that everybody’s situation is different and wherever you draw your lines will leave a certain percentage destitute.

Means-testing costs a lot, unless a new, cheaper way of determining who should qualify is found. Ie It’d cost the country more to means-test WFA than to pay all pensioners at present.