"My Scottish Conservative colleagues have persuaded me that the Scottish people should not lose out because of the obstinancy of SNP" - Hammond abolishes VAT on Police and Fire services in Scotland next year.
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[Politics] Hammond's Budget
- Thread starter Garry Nelson's teacher
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From April the National Living Wage will rise by 4.4% from £7.50 an hour to £7.83
Income inequality today is at its lowest level for 30 years.
A Conservative Government delivering a fairer Britain.
A Conservative Government delivering a fairer Britain.
From April 2018, the personal allowance will rise to £11,850, meaning the typical basic rate tax payer will be £1,075 a year better off compared to 2010
Duty on BEER, CIDER, WINE and SPIRITS FROZEN 
TomandJerry
Well-known member
- Oct 1, 2013
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From April [the national living wage] will rise 4.4% from £7.50 an hour to £7.83
That's the lowest increase in ages! Only £350.
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
- 28,273
That will please my boss, he will just point to the increase in personal allowance as being enough of a pay rise... That's the other side of the Tories subsidising low paying employers.
nicko31
Well-known member
I reckon a deficit of 5% over this parliament, pretty impressive
£3.75bn extra for the NHS inc £300m immediately to prepare for this years winter crisis. Plus £10 billion of capital investment in this Parliament.
Obviously not enough, it never will be, but a move in the right direction.
Obviously not enough, it never will be, but a move in the right direction.
Moshe Gariani
Well-known member
- Mar 10, 2005
- 12,203
surely not...?
TomandJerry
Well-known member
- Oct 1, 2013
- 12,323
NHS to get an extra £10bn capital investment over this parliament.
And NHS to get an extra £3.75bn this year for its current budget. Some £2.8bn will be for the NHS in England.
Hammond also says he will provide extra funding for NHS pay.
And NHS to get an extra £3.75bn this year for its current budget. Some £2.8bn will be for the NHS in England.
Hammond also says he will provide extra funding for NHS pay.
- Jul 10, 2003
- 27,786
14% real terms cut in pay since 2010. He wants to find quite a lot of it.
Cigarettes up by inflation plus 2% - so around 6% making a pack around £9. Good move.
Hold your horses, there's a small group (and we all know who they are) waiting for the left-leaning media to write this up so they can copy and paste those views as their own.
It's as certain as the party who lost the last election once again telling the current government to step aside as if elections don't count for anything in this country.