July 2015 budget

[Bozza]

After presenting an election-winning budget last time out, Gorgeous George looks set to unveil another BLOCKBUSTER later today.

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[Kazenga <3]

Cutting corporation tax will go down well I'm sure.

 

[Bob!]

Cutting corporation tax will go down well I'm sure.

as will cutting the top rate of income tax

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Batten down the hatches!!

 

[Chicken Run]

And I'm hearing slowing down the timescale on Austerity measures…

 

[Butch Willykins]

George's Marvellous Medicine.

 

[TomandJerry]

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Ludicrous amount of leaks, BBC news lists 10 'expected' items.

 

[Titanic]

Ludicrous amount of leaks, BBC news lists 10 'expected' items.

not so much leaks as pre-Budget announcements.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

I can't see any mention of changes to Corp Tax in the coverage so far.

 

[WATFORD zero]

I think I can safely predict that whatever George announces, the rich will get richer and the poor will get poorer. Wonder what would have happened if we weren't all in it together

 

[Titanic]

"This will be a Budget for working people..."

 

[Titanic]

"We have 2m more people in employment... living standards are rising... our long term plan for the economy is working..."

 

[Titanic]

"a big budget for a country with big ambitions..."

 

[Titanic]

"Business investment is now 31% higher than in 2010..."

"OBR forecast for growth 2.4% for 2015..."

"tax receipts are stronger than forecast..."

"deficit will be cut at the same rate as in the last parliament... and will be eliminated by 2019"

 

[Titanic]

"in 2010 Britain was borrowing £150bn a year... by 2019 it will in surplus..."

 

[Titanic]

"Britain has turned the corner, and left the age of irresponsibility behind!"

"We should always fix the roof while the sun is shining"

 

[Titanic]

"Public sector pay award of 1% a year for the next 4 years".

 

[Titanic]

"NHS will receive an additional £8bn a year on top of the proposed £2bn..."

"Proof that the NHS is only truly safe in Conservative hands!"

 

[Titanic]

"Investment in HMRC has increased the tax take by £7.5bn by improving investigation and recovery from tax avoidance schemes"

"we will name and shame serial users of avoidance schemes"

"non-dom status will be abolished for anyone long-term resident in the UK... British people will pay British taxes in Britain... £1.5bn more a year by 2017"