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  • StevieJ
    StevieJ Posts: 20,174 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Freezing the age allowance is totally justifiable, I have never understood why a relatively well off pensioner should have better tax allowances than a poorly paid teenager.
    '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
  • fiscalfreckles
    fiscalfreckles Posts: 2,398 Forumite
    vivatifosi wrote: »
    Anyone else think that the Deputy Speaker has done a really good job? I prefer him to Bercow.

    Incidentally, I see that Milliband just got back at the Wallace and Grommet dig with one about Downton Abbey.

    ...a gag he nicked from Sarah Millican, I'm sure (though she compared it to Big brother , for the Queen)
  • PaulF81
    PaulF81 Posts: 1,727 Forumite
    fiscalfreckles wrote: »
    ...a gag he nicked from Sarah Millican, I'm sure (though she compared it to Big brother , for the Queen)

    Its a shame we can't get someone who speaks the queens English, as opposed to northern monkeys.

    Did anyone see PMQ's? The north east werent happy. Chancellor mentioned more Greggs though, which should make t' North happy.
  • StevieJ
    StevieJ Posts: 20,174 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    PaulF81 wrote: »
    Yep. Hard work and an education should be rewarded.

    What! with increased state benefits :)
    '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
  • PaulF81
    PaulF81 Posts: 1,727 Forumite
    StevieJ wrote: »
    What with state benefits :)

    Paid for by cuts from the benefits threshold and re-assessing those supposed to be unable to work. :beer:

    The Krug is on them! :rotfl:
  • FTBFun
    FTBFun Posts: 4,273 Forumite
    If anyone is bored:

    http://cdn.hm-treasury.gov.uk/budget2012_complete.pdf
  • stewil18
    stewil18 Posts: 73 Forumite
    PaulF81 wrote: »
    Yep. Hard work and an education should be rewarded.

    and dumb lazy people should be taxed 100% huh?
  • FTBFun
    FTBFun Posts: 4,273 Forumite
    stewil18 wrote: »
    and dumb lazy people should be taxed 100% huh?

    If you're "dumb and lazy" I doubt you're earning enough to pay any income tax, if you do work.
  • Graham_Devon
    Graham_Devon Posts: 58,560 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I have to say, I really don't understand why they would carry on with the 3p fuel duty addition, but raise no extra money on alcohol.

    At least people can choose whether they drink alcohol and choose how much they pay for it.
  • stewil18
    stewil18 Posts: 73 Forumite
    FTBFun wrote: »
    If you're "dumb and lazy" I doubt you're earning enough to pay any income tax, if you do work.

    in the 3 companies i've worked in over the last 15 years, i've see plenty of dumb and lazy people get to positions undeserved simply down to mates in the right places.
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