how much will booze and fags cost this time? That is what people care about the most on these things
UK Folks - Time for the Gordon Brown's last budget
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Me either..I was just joking. I have never smoked in my life and have about five drinks a year. I think inheritance tax will be mentioned this time around has it has been a hot topic in the news the last few days. I hope they don't put much more tax on flying. I think not having to be rich to fly has cultural benefits that help to balance the environmental costs and people are ignoring that.Comment
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They wont raise income tax, they like the sneaky taxes on travel and national insurance which is impossible to workout if you're better off or not.Comment
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Me either..I was just joking. I have never smoked in my life and have about five drinks a year. I think inheritance tax will be mentioned this time around has it has been a hot topic in the news the last few days. I hope they don't put much more tax on flying. I think not having to be rich to fly has cultural benefits that help to balance the environmental costs and people are ignoring that.
Inheritance really pisses people off.
Here in Spain it's weird, because each region has their own laws, so in the Basque country there is none when its passed from parent to child, so everyone trys to get their old parents into a home up there.. heheComment
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Yeah, it is that the spike in house prices is putting more people into the 'super rich' bracket that inheritance tax was suppose to reach.Comment
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It took me ages to figure out what it was about Brown's manner that I didn't like (separate from any policy reasons) and then earlier this year I figured it out. His posture and mannerisms are very close to Richard Nixon. He even pushes himself up on his heels like Nixon did and in silhouette they are very similar.Comment
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Not bad....
Inhertance tax limit up to #350K by 2010 - I like that.
Cigs up 11p, I was expecting that to be a lot worse.
I saw that the lower band income tax was coming down 2% but I didnt catch if the higher rate was going to drop as well?Comment
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"In a Time of Universal Deceit, Telling the Truth is a Revolutionary Act." - George OrwellComment
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As I understand it,
Income tax down 2%, comes into effect next year, Fag and booze up, comes into effect now, no suprise there!!
Lowest rate of tax, 10%, abolished,
Tax free income remains the same (First £5000 or so)
National Insurance risen, not to mention all the future rises due for council tax.
All in all it will make very little difference to anyone, maybe a couple of quid a week, which is fuck all even for a pensioner.
I loved one of the Newspaper headlines, The Gord giveth and the Gord taketh away.Comment




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