How would you help George Osborne distribute the cuts in spending?

Gorgeous_George

To save £100billion they need £5,000 from 20 million people. Do it without taxing the rich more while increasing the tax threshhold for the poorer paid doesn't stack up.

GG

bigheadxx

I had a leaflet from school today telling me how to make a packed lunch!!!! Do we really need to spend taxpayers money on something like this?

martinbuckley

1. Abolish Family Allowance & Family Tax Credits for those on over £40,000 pa.

2. Family Allowance only paid for one child, regardless of how many you have.

3. Raise the state pension age to 70.

4. 10% cut in all non-sickness welfare benefits.

5. Increase VAT to 20%.

6. Close schools that are at less than 60% capacity.

7. Cancel one of the two new aircraft carriers.

8. Stop giving so much money to overseas tin-pot dictatorships.

9. Abolish the NI Ceiling, or at least raise it so that NI is paid on the first £200,000 pa.

10. Asylum seekers get no benefits, housing etc. They live in a centre until their case is decided.

Prudent

amcluesent wrote: »

>2/ Cut all public sector pay by 5% for those earning over £25k for a fixed term period of 24 or 36 months.<

Or offer 3 or 6 month unpaid sabbaticals. TBH I'd quite fancy a 3 month break, just like the laydees get when they have a baby.

I think the sabbaticals is a very good idea. I work in the public sector and would happily take one. Several of my colleagues would take one too.

So many of the suggestions on this thread are actually just good commonsense .. with the potential for massive savings.

1984ReturnsForReal_2

This is what is going to happen:



1) Low income will be let off but will get hammered by inflation
2) Middle Income will be raped by tax
3) High income will be laughing

amcluesent

>3) High income will be laughing<

4) Ultra high income will have people who laugh for them.

lostinrates

amcluesent wrote: »

4) Ultra high income will have people who laugh for them.

Oh, I want that job. Even I could do that. :j:j

1984ReturnsForReal_2

lostinrates wrote: »

Oh, I want that job. Even I could do that. :j:j

Pay rate would be £15 per hour (after tax & NI £5.98)

lostinrates

1984ReturnsForReal wrote: »

Pay rate would be £15 per hour (after tax & NI £5.98)

See, I'dd be happy to laugh for minimum wage, so the £15 would have me rocking in hysterics. Do you think if I threw in those snorty, piggy laughs I could get time and a half on overtime?

1984ReturnsForReal_2

lostinrates wrote: »

See, I'dd be happy to laugh for minimum wage, so the £15 would have me rocking in hysterics. Do you think if I threw in those snorty, piggy laughs I could get time and a half on overtime?

So long as you don't squeak I am sure you will qualify for the X-Mas bonus. A Goose.