Budget 2012

[Common as Mook]

Go!

 

[vegster]

Oh , Wow !.. going to improve a few rail lines in northern England, thats really going to help he pay my increasing domestic bills and petrol costs getting to my job where I have not had a pay rise or a bonus for the last 4 years...

 

[vegster]

Stealing the Jock's oil reserves quick before they become independent

Also, saving Wallace and Gromit.... what a guy

 

[vegster]

Apparently, the coalition has taken a million people out from paying tax, yep, you don't pay tax when you are made redundant and on the dole...

 

[Common as Mook]

Good stuff so far. Very pleasing budget.

 

[leigull]

Breaking News Alcohol duty rates will not be changed. Tobacco duty will rise by 5% above inflation - 37p on a packet of cigarettes. The change starts at 1800 GMT today.

 

[Common as Mook]

37p on a packet of tabs! Wow.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Brighton kempton, what a pratt

 

[Tricky Dicky]

37p on a packet of tabs! Wow.

Should have added at least £10 a packet on.

 

[Common as Mook]

Should have added at least £10 a packet on.

I agree but it was never going to happen. 37p is pretty hefty and sends out the right message.

 

[Simster]

7% on stamp duty properties over £2m. Is that right?


I guess those who can pay, should pay. But how many people are affected by that?

 

[larus]

Good budget. Fair; not out to penalise the rich, but make sure that they pay. OK, I know the 'lefties' won't be happy, as they always want to tax someone else, but that is morally wrong.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

7% on stamp duty properties over £2m. Is that right?


I guess those who can pay, should pay. But how many people are affected by that?

Guess that's the "mansion" tax - £140,000 tax to buy a house, even one for £2m sounds a hell of a lot of money.

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

Child Benefit only to be totally withdrawn in one go if earning over £60,000.

 

[Common as Mook]

Guess that's the "mansion" tax - £140,000 tax to buy a house, even one for £2m sounds a hell of a lot of money.

Will be interesting to see what this does to the housing market.

A top player in the mortgage industry has already said that this will do for the housing market what the gulliotine did for wig-makers.....

 

[larus]

Good increase to tax threshold which will benefit low earners. Excellent.

 

[Common as Mook]

Good budget. Fair; not out to penalise the rich, but make sure that they pay. OK, I know the 'lefties' won't be happy, as they always want to tax someone else, but that is morally wrong.

Agreed. Very good and the country is going in the right direction.

 

[xenophon]

Gideon Osborne has an arse on the end of his nose

That is all

 

[Simster]

Good increase to tax threshold which will benefit low earners. Excellent.

On the other hand, income tax for earners over £150k goes down to 45% from 50%.

Clearly we're all in it together.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Hurrumph - no tax rebates for ulgy blokes under 5' 5". Maybe next time.