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  • Sarah_Jayne
    Now with more Jayne
    • Dec 2002
    • 40077

    #1

    UK Folks - Time for the Gordon Brown's last budget

    how much will booze and fags cost this time? That is what people care about the most on these things
  • Ross
    Ik ben een aap
    • Sep 2002
    • 18874

    #2
    Its budget time already? I don't care how much booze and fags cost. I don't smoke and I don't drink very often. I only care about Road tax and Income Tax... Fuck everything else.

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    • Scott McD
      Too lazy to set a custom title
      • Nov 2002
      • 67792

      #3
      Originally posted by Ross
      I don't drink very often.
      Liar...


      I Buy My High Quality Traffic Here, You Should Too!

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      • Sarah_Jayne
        Now with more Jayne
        • Dec 2002
        • 40077

        #4
        Originally posted by Ross
        Its budget time already? I don't care how much booze and fags cost. I don't smoke and I don't drink very often. I only care about Road tax and Income Tax... Fuck everything else.


        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.

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        • Sarah_Jayne
          Now with more Jayne
          • Dec 2002
          • 40077

          #5
          PMQs first and then we find out how we are getting screwed

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          • v4 media
            Confirmed User
            • Feb 2005
            • 2934

            #6
            Originally posted by Ross
            Its budget time already? I don't care how much booze and fags cost. I don't smoke and I don't drink very often. I only care about Road tax and Income Tax... Fuck everything else.
            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.

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            • v4 media
              Confirmed User
              • Feb 2005
              • 2934

              #7
              Originally posted by Sarah_MaxCash
              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.. hehe

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              • Sarah_Jayne
                Now with more Jayne
                • Dec 2002
                • 40077

                #8
                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.

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                • Ross
                  Ik ben een aap
                  • Sep 2002
                  • 18874

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Scott McD
                  Liar...
                  mwahahahahaaaaaaaaa

                  Pub tonight?

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                  • Sarah_Jayne
                    Now with more Jayne
                    • Dec 2002
                    • 40077

                    #10
                    1p on a pint ...nothing on spirits ..wonder what Gordon drinks..lol

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                    • Sarah_Jayne
                      Now with more Jayne
                      • Dec 2002
                      • 40077

                      #11
                      income tax being cut? That must have hurt!

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                      • v4 media
                        Confirmed User
                        • Feb 2005
                        • 2934

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Sarah_MaxCash
                        income tax being cut? That must have hurt!
                        Getting ride of the 10p rate though, so wont really make a difference.

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                        • Sarah_Jayne
                          Now with more Jayne
                          • Dec 2002
                          • 40077

                          #13
                          yeah it all usually evens out but sounds nice on the day

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                          • v4 media
                            Confirmed User
                            • Feb 2005
                            • 2934

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Sarah_MaxCash
                            yeah it all usually evens out but sounds nice on the day
                            He's a master at that.

                            He'll make an interesting prime minister, hope the image people don't get hold of him and make him change. I like his grumpyness.

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                            • Ross
                              Ik ben een aap
                              • Sep 2002
                              • 18874

                              #15
                              There's nothing in this budget for anyone really. Only the fuck heads who scam for benefits ever gain out of this. The rest of us just pay for it.

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                              • Sarah_Jayne
                                Now with more Jayne
                                • Dec 2002
                                • 40077

                                #16
                                Originally posted by v4 media
                                He's a master at that.

                                He'll make an interesting prime minister, hope the image people don't get hold of him and make him change. I like his grumpyness.
                                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.

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                                • Damian_Maxcash
                                  So Fucking Banned
                                  • Oct 2002
                                  • 12745

                                  #17
                                  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?

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                                  • chris01282
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Feb 2005
                                    • 370

                                    #18
                                    who the fuck voted for Labour anyway???

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                                    • Sarah_Jayne
                                      Now with more Jayne
                                      • Dec 2002
                                      • 40077

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by chris01282
                                      who the fuck voted for Labour anyway???
                                      enough people to get them in and at the moment I don't seen an alternative anyway

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                                      • Lee
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Aug 2002
                                        • 2977

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by Sarah_MaxCash
                                        enough people to get them in and at the moment I don't seen an alternative anyway
                                        I do.

                                        Incidentally, is it me but are the less well off going to be worse off with the scrapping of the 10p band even taking into account the 2p drop?

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                                        • Vendot
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • May 2002
                                          • 3376

                                          #21
                                          Im surprised noone seems to care about the fact that 40% kicks in after £43,000 frm 2009 onwards.

                                          thats my favourite one!!!
                                          "In a Time of Universal Deceit, Telling the Truth is a Revolutionary Act." - George Orwell

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                                          • Vendot
                                            Confirmed User
                                            • May 2002
                                            • 3376

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by Lee
                                            I do.

                                            Incidentally, is it me but are the less well off going to be worse off with the scrapping of the 10p band even taking into account the 2p drop?
                                            yeah but didnt he raise the personal allowance to offset that?
                                            "In a Time of Universal Deceit, Telling the Truth is a Revolutionary Act." - George Orwell

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                                            • Ross
                                              Ik ben een aap
                                              • Sep 2002
                                              • 18874

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by vendot
                                              Im surprised noone seems to care about the fact that 40% kicks in after £43,000 frm 2009 onwards.

                                              thats my favourite one!!!
                                              Its all about the costs man! Anything I buy goes into my tax return from my accountant. Meals, concert tickets... everything

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                                              • Sarah_Jayne
                                                Now with more Jayne
                                                • Dec 2002
                                                • 40077

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by Lee
                                                I do.
                                                It is all about personal views. I could never vote for the Torries and libdems are just acting like fools at the moment. So, bleh.

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                                                • Milkmans World
                                                  Registered User
                                                  • Aug 2006
                                                  • 55

                                                  #25
                                                  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.

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