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Budget 2013 live....
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Capital gains tax relief for employees buying shares in their business
New tax relief for private investment in social enterprise
Abolish stamp duty on AIM listed shares“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
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Corporation tax already cut from 28% to 21% from next year, but wants to go further.
From 2015 Main rate of Corp tax to be 20%“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0 -
Bank levy rate to increase to compensate.“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0 -
Misrepresenting that tax hike/reduction again, surprise?'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
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Tax avoidance to be challenged further.“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
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Treasury Leak Entire Budget to Standard Before Osborne Up
Their embargoed look at the budget has leaked before the Chancellor even stands up:- Planned fuel duty hike scrapped
- 1p off a pint but cider up 2p, wine up 10p and spirits up 38p.
- Borrowing up to £61bn
- Income tax allowance will rise to £10,000 by April 2014
- Corporation tax cut to 20% by 2015
- Growth will apparently reach 1.8% next year, 2.3% by 2015. No Triple Dip.
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Working parents, tax free childcare vouchers for working families.“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0 -
Cap on social care costs of 72K, and threshold raised to 118,000 in savings.
Help to buy houses.
New deposit requirements puts ownership beyond the majority.
This budget to put it right in a dramatic way.
£3.5 bn in shared equity loans.
Up to 20% of value of new build, put down 5%, government loans 20% interest free..“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0 -
Help families who want to mortgage for any home.
New mortgage guarantee, available to all homeowners, using governmet balance sheet to back highr LTV mortgages.
Will dramatically increase availability.
Guarantees to support £130bn in mortgages!!!“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
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HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »Cap on social care costs of 72K, and threshold raised to 118,000 in savings.
Help to buy houses.
New deposit requirements puts ownership beyond the majority.
This budget to put it right in a dramatic way.
£3.5 bn in shared equity loans.
Up to 20% of value of new build, put down 5%, government loans 20% interest free..
Quick someone, pass Hamish a tissue
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