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Who is going to Blog the Budget for us?

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  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    Recovery must have foundations in the private sector, esp in employment levels.

    From 4/11, NI employee threshold will rise.

    Britain is 'Open for business'. 28% Corporation tax will be cut 1% a year to 24% by 2015 to make it one of the lowest in the world. Going to accept proposals from James Dyson on R&D (no idea). Corp Tax for foreign cos to be cut. Other stuff too that I don't understand as too technical.

    Furnished holiday lets get old tax breaks back.
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    Generali wrote: »
    Housing benefit:
    Some receive £104,000pa in HB. Equals 16 peoples' tax.
    Will restrict levels payable, limit size of home, limit amt payable to a family. Tough if you live in an expensive area! More money for people who need a room for a carer.

    £11,000,000,000 off the welfare bill.

    Just move if you cannot afford to live in an expensive area.
  • collywollys
    collywollys Posts: 484 Forumite
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    SingleSue wrote: »
    My feed keeps buffering! Arrggghhhh

    Just in case, did he mention Carers Allowance? Feed is buffering badly and only caught snippets of the Welfare bit....

    carers allowance not mentioned
  • StevieJ
    StevieJ Posts: 20,174 Forumite
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    Tax on investment = reduced capital allowances :eek:
    'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher
  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    No tax relief for video games ind. CGT tapering will be shallower. Annual investment allowance to be cut. "Manufacturing as a whole will pay less tax". Changes in allowances will be delayed until 4/12
  • mitchaa
    mitchaa Posts: 4,487 Forumite
    Landlords will be quaking in their pants up and down the country.

    Maximum LHA rate has been slashed to £400pw.
  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    Banks:
    Crisis started in the banking sector.
    Banks should make a more appropriate cnotribution
    'Financial activities tax' being discussed internationally (tax on profit and bankers incomes)
    New levy to be put on bigger banks to raise £2,000,000,000pa. UK is doing this with France & Germany, not waiting for other countries to sign up.
  • StevieJ
    StevieJ Posts: 20,174 Forumite
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    I wonder where the banks will be moving to? you can certainly spot the LibDem influence icon7.gif
    'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher
  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    Hope to bring forward investment in Green investment and will abolish the land line tax (?) and will take some money from the TV licence(?) to pay for broadband.
  • Old_Slaphead
    Old_Slaphead Posts: 2,749 Forumite
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    When's he gonna give us the REALLY bad news?
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