Budget 2012

[elster]

Megaflow said:

Welfare bill consumes 1/3 of all public spending...



I knew it was a lot, but I didn't realise it was *that* far out of control!

Check here for previous spending

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/oct/2...

[cazzer]

TEKNOPUG said:

cazzer said:

Nope, but if I could I would.


And it's not theft, it's perfectly legal.

Buying tobacco from europe is not illegal.

If I could easily buy cheap petrol from europe I would do that too, but geographically I cant.

[thinfourth2]

Woo Hoo investment in north sea oil and scottish enterprise zones

fk you Salmond

[TEKNOPUG]

cazzer said:

Buying tobacco from europe is not illegal.

If I could easily buy cheap petrol from europe I would do that too, but geographically I cant.

Ah, you were talking about tobacco, didn't read the quotes properly!

[thinfourth2]

Keep wallace and gromit where they are

[Asterix]

... keep Wallace & Grommet exactly where they are...

[Gun]

Wallace and Gromit

[KardioKate]

thinfourth2 said:

Keep wallace and gromit where they are

Beautiful.

[Gargamel]

thinfourth2 said:

Keep wallace and gromit where they are

Very good ..

[anonymous-user]

thinfourth2 said:

Keep wallace and gromit where they are

Very good

[Nom de ploom]

clegg really does not look happy...

VAT increase on the way...yet another non progresssive tax increase???

[kiteless]

@ Osbourne's Wallace & Gromit quip

Enjoyed that.

[Puggit]

kiteless said:

@ Osbourne's Wallace & Gromit quip

Enjoyed that.

So did Clegg

[bobbylondonuk]

So...
Enterprise zones all over the UK = change of public sector vs pvt sector employment ratio = good

Tax support for film, video games, animation = new young talent having long term jobs = media studies and creative studies finally having some use = good

Support for UK industrial base in oil, aviation, design, pharma = more investment and high skilled jobs = good

Operational allowance, council tax relief and housing investment for the armed forces = good


Train line electrification in the north = better infrastructure = good

So far the idea of supporting business to better the competitiveness in a broke country is looking OK.


Now for the tax adjustments

[S10 GTA]

Sunday trading test has been confirmed

[Regiment]

12.56 Mr Osborne will introduce a £3bn "field allowance" to open up new oil fields in the North Sea near the Shetlands.

How would this look if Scotland becomes independant? Hopefully, the Shetlands remain the Britsh if they vote to remain British, breaking them away from Scotland.

[Asterix]

What's all this common sense stuff he's talking about!?

[otolith]

Tax statements - I've been banging on about that for years.

Shining a light on what various things are actually costing people is going to make a big political difference, IMO.

[roachcoach]

Asterix said:

What's all this common sense stuff he's talking about!?

It's political rohypnol, brace yourself/lube up. Quick.

[Edinburger]

Regiment said:

12.56 Mr Osborne will introduce a £3bn "field allowance" to open up new oil fields in the North Sea near the Shetlands.

How would this look if Scotland becomes independant? Hopefully, the Shetlands remain the Britsh if they vote to remain British, breaking them away from Scotland.

A cynic may say he is raping the previously untapped oil fields pre-independence to mitigate future losses?

Stupid comment about Shetland remaining British.