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UK Coalition Government Comprehensive Spending Review - Oct 20th 2010
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Can someone explain why welfare being means-tested could possibly be seen as a bad thing? (Serious question, can someone expand)
It's often argued means testing processes costs more than actual savings."An arrogant and self-righteous Guardian reading tvv@t".
!!!!!! is all that about?0 -
HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »Indeed.
Talk about expectation management!!!!
All that hype about "austerity". And then we get this damp squib.:eek:
The doomers will be gutted though.
Haven't heard much talk about double dip in the last few hours I must say.0 -
Surprise £1bn green tax on business in the small print
George Osborne has come up with a £1bn a year toll, mainly on businesses, which is so complicated that some may not spot it straight away.
There is an existing scheme called the “CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme” which applies to about 5,000 heavy users of energy (mostly companies but also councils and government departments). At the moment those who cut their carbon use receive net payments out of the programme paid for by those who are penalised for their heavy use.
That “revenue recycling” is going to end. Prepare for an extra £715m cost on business in 2011/12, rising to over a billion pounds in 2014/15.
Should we expect a letter to Osborne from large companies complaining about this new burden?
It's also a lot harder to cut down on than just, for example, cutting child benefit for anyone over the age of 16. I'd expect a lot of commentary about how the plans for 'cuts' are unworkable over the coming days.lemonjelly wrote: »Regressive is right - & that seemed to be agreed by commentators.
The poorest are clearly hardest hit.
This bit is right on the button"The state is the great fiction by which everybody seeks to live at the expense of everybody else." -- Frederic Bastiat, 1848.0 -
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Blacklight wrote: »Typical lefty drivel from the Labour party bicycle.
Typically inarticulate response with a complete lack of thought, logic, or relevance to the issues being discussed.
Lets not let the relevant issues get in the way of your pre-conceived agenda though eh? Carry on with spouting out offensive remarks without any provocation.It's getting harder & harder to keep the government in the manner to which they have become accustomed.0 -
can i ask a kind soul to find me higher education (HEFCE cuts) and is the science budget to stay without cuts until 2014??
Extracts from the report1.35 To support long term growth, the Government will prioritise support for world class
science maintaining spending in cash terms. The Government will also increase the efficiency
of the science budget, saving £324 million a year by 2014-15. These efficiency savings will
be reinvested in science. A ring-fence will be maintained to ensure continuity of investment
in science and research. In addition, £220 million will be invested in the construction of the
UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation at St Pancras. The cutting edge Diamond
Synchrotron facility in Oxfordshire will receive £69 million of public funding over the Spending
Review period in partnership with the Wellcome Trust.1.36 The Government will seek to drive commercial investment in scientific knowledge by
reforming the Higher Education Innovation Fund.Higher and further education
1.47 In further and higher education, the Government believes that there must be a shift away
from public spending towards greater contributions from those that benefit most and who can
afford to pay, to maintain high quality provision while ensuring the sustainability of the public
finances. To help ensure the quality of provision, these increased contributions will be combined
with reforms to deliver more choice, with better information for learners.
1.48 In higher education, building on the recommendations of Lord Browne’s Review of higher
education funding and student finance,11 the Spending Review announces that, from the 2012-
13 academic year, universities will be able to increase graduate contributions. There will be loan
support from Government for full and, for the first time, part time students, with an offsetting
reduction in the teaching grant.
1.49 To ensure a fair deal for students, including those from low income backgrounds, and low
income graduates, the Government will establish a new £150 million National Scholarship fund
to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
1.50 In further education, individuals aged 24 years and above wishing to gain a level 3
qualification (A-Level equivalent) will be supported by the offer of a Government backed
student loan to meet tuition costs. Loans will be available to learners with repayment on an
income contingent basis. In addition, in order to drive up quality in the further education
system, the Government will free colleges from bureaucracy by simplifying the funding,
streamlining Arms Length Bodies and'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 Thatcher0 -
Can someone explain why welfare being means-tested could possibly be seen as a bad thing? (Serious question, can someone expand)
Virtually all current welfare benefits are means tested anyway. I don't think the notion that means testing is in question.
Several years ago, previous generations were a lot more discreet, even secretive about their income/savings. That isn't the case now.
As robin banks posted, means testing is an expensive manner of doing things.It's getting harder & harder to keep the government in the manner to which they have become accustomed.0 -
lemonjelly wrote: »Typically inarticulate response with a complete lack of thought, logic, or relevance to the issues being discussed.
Lets not let the relevant issues get in the way of your pre-conceived agenda though eh? Carry on with spouting out offensive remarks without any provocation.
It was embarrassing when they were grilling Alexander.'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 Thatcher0 -
It was embarrassing when they were grilling Alexander.
Absolutely. I loved how he said he'd answer all questions, so those in the studio all got at him. He didn't know where to look. His response..."I'll come back & discuss that in detail another time".
Made himself look a puppet.It's getting harder & harder to keep the government in the manner to which they have become accustomed.0
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