Hurt hammer about to fall - UK emergency budget

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  • Sarah_Jayne
    Now with more Jayne
    • Dec 2002
    • 40077

    #1

    Hurt hammer about to fall - UK emergency budget

    Either this has been hyped to be so painful that when it actually comes out people will think 'hey, that wasn't SO bad' or it is really going to be extra special hard cuts. The day before England plays means it only has one day as the main headline too..smart.
  • ottopottomouse
    She is ugly, bad luck.
    • Jan 2010
    • 13177

    #2
    Going to have to do something to clear up Gordon's mess.
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    • Altwebdesign

      #3
      lets see!!

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      • Michael O
        More Cowbell
        • Jul 2001
        • 10607

        #4
        Originally posted by Sarah_MaxCash
        Either this has been hyped to be so painful that when it actually comes out people will think 'hey, that wasn't SO bad' or it is really going to be extra special hard cuts. The day before England plays means it only has one day as the main headline too..smart.
        If they were smart they would have passed it tomorrow then it would not be in the head lines at all the headlines would be England crashing out of the World Cup
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        • Paul Markham
          Too old to care
          • Jun 2001
          • 52942

          #5
          The bill for Gordon Browns spending spree has arrived.



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          • ottopottomouse
            She is ugly, bad luck.
            • Jan 2010
            • 13177

            #6
            VAT up from 17.5% to 20%

            That's going to raise a HUGE amount.
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            • Sarah_Jayne
              Now with more Jayne
              • Dec 2002
              • 40077

              #7
              Remember when it was taken down a small amount and a big deal was made about it?

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              • Michael O
                More Cowbell
                • Jul 2001
                • 10607

                #8
                Its 25% in Denmark so you are still doing OK in my eyes.
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                • ottopottomouse
                  She is ugly, bad luck.
                  • Jan 2010
                  • 13177

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Sarah_MaxCash
                  Remember when it was taken down a small amount and a big deal was made about it?
                  Yes. With the temporary 15% I'd like to know if it actually increased spending as intended, but seeing as they are putting it up now i doubt it.
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                  • roly
                    Confirmed User
                    • Aug 2002
                    • 1844

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Paul Markham
                    The bill for Gordon Browns spending spree has arrived.
                    should he have let the banks collapse then?

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                    • CurrentlySober
                      Too lazy to wipe my ass
                      • Aug 2002
                      • 38957

                      #11
                      I dont care... I'm just gonna stick my fingers in my ears, and go "Lalalalalalal" and continue living in my own little deluded self sufficient bubble of badness


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                      • Ethersync
                        Confirmed User
                        • Mar 2008
                        • 5289

                        #12
                        Originally posted by roly
                        should he have let the banks collapse then?
                        Yes
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                        • roly
                          Confirmed User
                          • Aug 2002
                          • 1844

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Ethersync
                          Yes
                          well the government in this country has a savers guarantee scheme where they will compensate personal customers up to £50k per bank account held in different banks. can you imagine how much that would have cost, if numerous banks were going to the wall.

                          then you would have catastrophic effect on business with no lending going on.

                          then there's the permanent damage to the reputation of the british financial sector, with london being one of the largest financial centres of the world, which is a very large revenue generator for the british ecconomy.

                          the british ecconomy would have had a serious depression not a recession if most of the major banks had collapsed.

                          the worldwide financial crisis was triggered just by lehman bros collapsing.
                          Last edited by roly; 06-22-2010, 11:25 AM.

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                          • Vendot
                            Confirmed User
                            • May 2002
                            • 3376

                            #14
                            It may well raise a lot but the UK is still far short of actually solving the deficit...... and once that has been solved, theyll have to start cutting the national debt.
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