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Budget 2012

what does everyone think Osborne will do in the next budget?

Should we be preparing for massive tax hikes now?
Save £12k in 2012 no.49 £10,250/£12,000
Save £12k in 2013 no.34 £11,800/£12,000
'How much can you save' thread = £7,050
Total=£29,100
Mfi3 no. 88: Balance Jan '06 = £63,000. :mad:
Balance 23.11.09 = £nil. :)

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  • chewmylegoff
    chewmylegoff Posts: 11,466 Forumite
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    No. I imagine he will tinker around the edges, and it won't make a great deal of difference. If he does anything dramatic it will be someone like abolishing upper rate tax relief on pension contributions, or something else with delayed consequences.
  • purch
    purch Posts: 9,865 Forumite
    No. He has it all under control :eek:
    'In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments - there are Consequences.'
  • chucknorris
    chucknorris Posts: 10,793 Forumite
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    No. I imagine he will tinker around the edges, and it won't make a great deal of difference. If he does anything dramatic it will be someone like abolishing upper rate tax relief on pension contributions, or something else with delayed consequences.

    I'm hoping that doesn't happen, I've just signed up for a reasonably large salary sacrifice over the next 3 years into my pension fund and I'm hoping that I won't have to cancel it just after a few months.
    Chuck Norris can kill two stones with one birdThe only time Chuck Norris was wrong was when he thought he had made a mistakeChuck Norris puts the "laughter" in "manslaughter".I've started running again, after several injuries had forced me to stop
  • Can't see him wanting to put any pressure on the ones who can get us out of this the tax payer. Better to reduce the tax and to balance it the size of the state.

    Not sure how many realise the cuts due for the public sector in 2014/15, if they think its tough now they really should look at what is coming (proper cuts).
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