Higher tax rate and Child Benefit

ffacoffipawb

zagfles wrote: »

Anyway I'm waiting for the U-turn in the next budget when they finally realise what a stupid policy this is.:)

A policy so stupid one would have thought only the Liebour party could have dreamt it up.

zagfles

ffacoffipawb wrote: »

A policy so stupid one would have thought only the Liebour party could have dreamt it up.

Indeed - in fact they did dream up a very similar policy about 10 years ago - Gordon Brown's stupid plan to tax child benefit for HRT payers even if their spouse got the CHB. They dropped it when they realised it was unworkable. This one has the same problems.

I'm just wondering if all this is some political stunt to get people on (relatively) higher incomes whinging about benefits, a deliberately unfair policy which will cause controversy and headlines and keep it in the news that those on higher incomes are being treated unfairly.

To counteract those on lower incomes whinging about housing benefit not paying silly rents in some areas and those who reckon a minor disability means they should be able to sit on their !!!! all day claiming benefits rather than seek work.

The_Write_Girl

I would do the same as you Jim, and plan to