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Who is going to Blog the Budget for us?

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  • chucky
    chucky Posts: 15,170 Forumite
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    could you ask Osborne not to look so bl00dy smug and seem like he's enjoying it when he's making his speech please? :)
  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    Spending up in nominal terms. Blamed on debt interest payments (£250,000,000,000 over the Parliamentary term).

    Cuts of £30,000,000,000 a year by the end of the current spending round. Capex to remain intact from where it is now. Projects with +ve economic returns will be prioritised and saleable assets will be sold (a good idea IMO).

    Civil list: has dropped by 75% in real terms over the past 20 years. No increase in payments to the Civil List. Payments to be audited in future.(!)
  • 1984ReturnsForReal_2
    1984ReturnsForReal_2 Posts: 15,431 Forumite
    Oooooooooooooooooooooo

    First announcement...


    Civil List Frozen....


    We ARE all in it together..........


    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    Not Again
  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    Inherited spending plans implied real reductions of 20% in 'non-protected' areas by 2014-15. Further cuts will mean 25% cuts in non-protected departments. Education and defence are non-protected but unlikely to be cut by 25%.
  • lemonjelly
    lemonjelly Posts: 8,014 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Generali can I (on behalf of many I am sure) express my thanks for you undertaking a herculean task...:T
    It's getting harder & harder to keep the government in the manner to which they have become accustomed.
  • 1984ReturnsForReal_2
    1984ReturnsForReal_2 Posts: 15,431 Forumite
    Top public servants will not be paid more than 20 times the pay rate of the lower ones........

    oooooooooooooo


    Money saving..........
    Not Again
  • chucky
    chucky Posts: 15,170 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    lemonjelly wrote: »
    Generali can I (on behalf of many I am sure) express my thanks for you undertaking a herculean task...:T
    creeeeeeeeeeeeep :)
  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    Public Sector Pensions:
    The private sector accepted cuts in pensions. Private sector must 'share the burden'.

    2 year pay freeze excluding those earning less than £21,000 (28% of the workforce). Each will get a flat £250 pay rise.

    Military:
    Pay rises

    Fat Cats:
    Top guy in the organisation has max wage of 20x the lowest.

    John Hutton to carry out an investigation into unfunded pensions (quite right too)

    Retirement age to rise for all.
  • ClootiesMum
    ClootiesMum Posts: 1,606 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Generali

    Just another wee thanks from me
    Debts 07/12/2021
    #280/#310.08/#450/#575.47/#750/#1000/#1200/#1848.83
  • 1984ReturnsForReal_2
    1984ReturnsForReal_2 Posts: 15,431 Forumite
    Child benefit frozen for 3 years
    Not Again
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