Budget 2009 what do you predict ?

[snotsnfarts]

Freeze on MP's pay ?
Tax down?
How are they going to buff it this time?

[Fittster]

Borrowing.

[Coco H]

Increase in NI contributions by 2-3%

[Coco H]

and Income tax up to 25% for BRB and 45% for HRT

Increase in IHT to 45%

Edited by Coco H on Monday 2nd March 21:28

[elster]

Well with all the talk over alcohol over the past few months I will predict they will bring in the minimum pricing.

As that seems to be working so well in Finland.

[mybrainhurts]

I predict a budget...

[toasty]

I've heard a big drop in income tax so Gordon can try to buy a vote.

Give me back all the tax I ever paid and I still wouldn't vote for him.

[Berserker LM]

mybrainhurts said:

I predict a budget...

I predict a riot...

[digger_R]

I think they will figure out that knee jerk reactionary short term headline grabbing politics are not what most sane folk want, they will respond by coming up with a well considered short and medium term plan that doesn't attempt to keep the status quo for the sake of buying votes

[eldar]

Lots of new/increased taxes disguised as green taxes....

[FourWheelDrift]

Alastair Darling to break down half way though in a fit of uncontrolled tears and blames it all on Gordon Brown, who fires laser from his eyes and vaporises Darling in an instant.








Maybe not.....

[ACEparts_com]

VAT to go to 21%

[Oily Fingernails]

I think Badger will stand at the box....
....drop his trousers...

....then the 'Sad Scrotum' will insert his hand up Badger's Bum..
... and unveil his hidden ventriloquist skills...
....using Badger as a hand puppet to blame Thatcher and a Global Financial Crisis!

Edited by Oily Fingernails on Monday 2nd March 22:26

[Hyperion]

Berserker LM said:

mybrainhurts said:

I predict a budget...

I predict a riot...

Watching the people get lairy?

[Nolar Dog]

2p per litre on fuel.
10p on cigarettes.

[HOGEPH]

I predict..we will get screwed, as usual.

[Sheriff JWPepper]

Berserker LM said:

mybrainhurts said:

I predict a budget...

I predict a riot...

I predict a fleecing...

[Iain328]

I predict a bunch of candy-floss giveaway nonsense at the despatch box (amounting to very little), some "populist" nonsense to "control fat cats" (that will amount to very little)combined with a massive increase in borrowing and a couple of stolen Tory policies.

For the real deal you will need to read the paperwork which is where the nasties will be. And there WILL be some real nasties

[thinfourth2]

Iain328 said:

I predict a bunch of candy-floss giveaway nonsense at the despatch box (amounting to very little), some "populist" nonsense to "control fat cats" (that will amount to very little)combined with a massive increase in borrowing and a couple of stolen Tory policies.

For the real deal you will need to read the paperwork which is where the nasties will be. And there WILL be some real nasties

A new high earners rate of income tax of 90%

(public servants exempt of course)

Also any bonuses to be taxed at stupid percent

[Skywalker]

Gordo and Darling said:

Give away as much as we can to buy votes - don't give a toss where we have to borrow the money from to do this. We can always print loads more money to pay off the debts (No-one will ever know)