Rishi Sunak: The time has come to cut tax

[Nearly Sane]

Becausec it's not long to the election, that's what you do anyway, and we're fucked at the moment. If this doesn't work, another bank holiday for the general election and free beer if you vote Tory.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67472117

[jeremyp]

Cutting tax now, just when inflation is coming down, would be stupid.

[SqueakyVoice]

Cutting Inheritance tax helps working people by incentivising them to ensure their parents will die.

And poor people won't have to pay any, IHT because <checking tax rate spreadsheet> they wouldn't have to any way.

[jeremyp]

Mr Sunak set out "five long-term decisions" for the economy - reducing debt, cutting tax, building sustainable energy, backing British businesses and delivering world-class education.

He's going to cut tax, reduce debt and yet spend more on education. How stupid does he think we are?

[Nearly Sane]

This is a no brainer when it comes to a tax cut.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67477709

[Nearly Sane]

'Former pensions minister Steve Webb has also spotted his old department seeming to prepare an unusual announcement on benefit uprating on an obscure part of the Department for Work and Pensions website.

When setting how much benefits go up next April, the government could decide to use October's lower inflation figure instead of the usual September figure. That could squeeze between £2bn and £3bn from the welfare bill every year.'

Oi, Peter, look over there, look Farage's is about to eat a cockroach.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67473404

[Nearly Sane]

Growth, not so much

[SqueakyVoice]

C'n'P
https://liveapp.inews.co.uk/2023/11/22/uk-economy-to-grow-more-slowly-than-predicted-at-less-than-1-next-year/content.html

Highest tax burden since 1945 despite Hunt's national insurance cuts, OBR says
Living standards on course for the biggest reduction since the 1950s