A second Budget: 8th July

Mersey_2

George Osborne has said there will be a second Budget this year.


He admitted this was unusual, but stressed it wasn't an emergency Budget as in 2010.

nannytone_2

i thought a new budget was an automatic thing considering it is a new government.

many of the old faces are still in place but its a tory government as opposed to a tory-lib den coalition.
so any part the lib gems paid in the autumn budget is now irrelevant and will be replaced with tory only plans

Weary_soul

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

cifpower

It is to get ahead of Labour (as they are in disarray) and to set the scene up to conference. Expect more about further city devolution, powers being transferred to Scotland, tax allowances, lowering of the welfare cap, freezing of current benefit levels and more impetus for the housing sector.

billywilly

Weary_soul wrote: »

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

I should think so too.

I'm sitting back and waiting for the fun and games to start. Whatever happens the warnings have been on the wall for over 2 years. The people have given their majority verdict that they too are hoping for massive cut backs of expenditure from the Welfare pot.

If they fear what may now happen, they had the chance 2 weeks ago to stop it.

tea-bag

Weary_soul wrote: »

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Of what? People on benefits being brought down to the level of a nmw earners! About time too!

mark55man

Bring it on - they wimped out of austerity last time - we won't forgive them if they wimp out again.

to be clear I will not be forgiving them whatever they do but please make it quick whatever misery it is

midnight_express

billywilly wrote: »

I should think so too.

I'm sitting back and waiting for the fun and games to start. Whatever happens the warnings have been on the wall for over 2 years. The people have given their majority verdict that they too are hoping for massive cut backs of expenditure from the Welfare pot.

If they fear what may now happen, they had the chance 2 weeks ago to stop it.

Since when has 24 per cent been a majority verdict? The vast majority didn't vote Tory.

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cifpower wrote: »

Expect [...]more impetus for the housing sector.

In English: more housing bubble Ponzi scheme.

tea-bag

I did not and never will vote conservative. But I do agree with there benefit cuts and policy's.

billywilly

midnight_express wrote: »

Since when has 24 per cent been a majority verdict? The vast majority didn't vote Tory.

You don't have to achieve 51% or more for it to be a majority - you seem not to know very much about the political arena.

If 24% is greater in total that what any other party received it is a majority.
Put it another way. Out of the possible 650 seats in the House of Commons, The Conservatives won more than 50% of them!