'What should I ask George Osborne? Question suggestions wanted.' blog discussion

Senseicads

Can you please ask him how people that are earning under 20k(in my case 15k) are expected to buy a house?? I have absolutely no chance of affording a house.

skaps

Maybe you could ask him about changing credit cards so payments made pay off the amount with the largest interest first

Butti

As we only fully paid American back for our WW2 debts in 2006 why is every party hell bent on cuts. Yes we need to turn the debt tanker round but a load more public sector workers on the dole isn't going to help.

1984ReturnsForReal_2

Mr Osbourne, or can I call you Gideon? what do you think about energy companies profiteering?

1984ReturnsForReal_2

Butti wrote: »

As we only fully paid American back for our WW2 debts in 2006 why is every party hell bent on cuts. Yes we need to turn the debt tanker round but a load more public sector workers on the dole isn't going to help.

Do you know how much debt we have accumulated in the space of 2.5 years?

tessie_bear

ask him if he thinks it is important for the chancellor to have an economics background ?....ask him about his qualifications....id ask him why he is such a prat...but u shouldnt ask him that because he will think u are rude

Radiantsoul

I would like to know how he would regulate the financial sector and how he proposes to use the shares that he currently owns in the banks. Does he propose a handful of too big to fail banks or a splitting up banks into many smaller banks than can be allowed to fail - at least in a managed way.
I would also like to know if he proposes to change insolvency law as administration or liquidation would not be capable of winding up the affairs of, say, HSBC or Barclays in an organised way.

MSE_Martin

Hi folks,

Just to say thanks for all these and keep them coming. I dont yet know how long I will have (prob about 15 mins for me) but will try and incorporate what i can.

Errata

MSE_Martin wrote: »

Hi folks,

Just to say thanks for all these and keep them coming. I dont yet know how long I will have (prob about 15 mins for me) but will try and incorporate what i can.

Good lad Don't forget there's life after retirement, if we can afford the heating

vangirl_2

Hi Martin maybe he could help me with this

Ive just bought a house worth £445,000, it has 6 rooms and one of these rooms is used exclusively for business

question 1, what percentage of the house is used for business purposes only? (im thinking about 50% right?)

question 2, how much can I acutally claim as expenses on my tax returns (im thinking about £450,00 right?)