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Budget Speculation - Part Deux 2025 20:43 - Sep 19 with 6706 viewsJACKMANANDBOY


This year the talk is about a range of tax rises to areas such as wealth, pensions and savings, fuel duty and property taxes. The clear risk here is that these measures will take money out of the economy as people move money between asset classes and the property market slows. A slow property market has a wide impact on legal services, building companies, DIY, furniture, white goods etc.
We are likely to see a lack of confidence in spending, combined with further pressure on some sectors pushing up prices and unemployment adding to today's problems.

Let's hope Reeves decides to stimulate confidence and get more money moving in the economy, the back benches seem to have won the day on Welfare Reform so I doubt it.

PS Why Part Deux, because the French are in the merde and we are not far behind them.
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Budget Speculation - Part Deux 2025 on 10:20 - Sep 21 with 2475 viewstrampie

Budget Speculation - Part Deux 2025 on 09:45 - Sep 21 by majorraglan

The world has changed significantly and a 90% top rate of tax is ridiculous.

It’s about having a balance, the rich and affluent have to pay their share, but if they are crucified they’ll upsticks and emigrate.


Going back to the 1950’s and 1960’s when we had those tax rates, it was very difficult for people to move around like they can today, no golden visas, you couldn’t be in Oz or New Zealand in 24 hours, no internet etc to keep in touch with families, accessing good healthcare was an issue in many places. These days you can be anywhere in 2 days, access top healthcare almost anywhere in the world if you have the cash etc.

We can’t live in the past, referring to things that happened 70 years ago is crackers. The world society has changed and we need to move with it.


Absolutely the World has changed and 90% top rate of tax would be ridiculous now but I put it up to show what rich people used to pay and what they pay now because I'm sure most people would have no idea historical levels of taxation in the UK, I don't want them thinking the rich are hard done by when I think the opposite is true.

I think tax on rich individuals and very profitable corporations should be increased and if them means a percentage leaving then good, I don't say that to be arsey, I don't want money oriented people that don't care about their country here, they can go and live behind a wall or fence in a country that will tax them less but obviously due to lack of taxation that leads to gated communities and high crime.

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Budget Speculation - Part Deux 2025 on 12:41 - Sep 21 with 2366 viewsjohnlangy

Budget Speculation - Part Deux 2025 on 23:00 - Sep 20 by Dr_Winston

Seriously?

The five grand in tax the Government might get from someone employed by the private sector is a gain. The five grand the Government gets back from someone who it gave it to in the first place is not.

This is not a difficult concept.


You are correct Dr. I went automatically into the protect the permanently lambasted Civil Servant mode (i'm not and wasn't a Civil Servant) instead of thinking logically about your point
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Budget Speculation - Part Deux 2025 on 13:22 - Sep 21 with 2321 viewstrampie

Budget Speculation - Part Deux 2025 on 12:41 - Sep 21 by johnlangy

You are correct Dr. I went automatically into the protect the permanently lambasted Civil Servant mode (i'm not and wasn't a Civil Servant) instead of thinking logically about your point


The people that create the wealth work in the private sector, teachers, police ect don't create wealth, people like me pay their wages and I object to paying them even more money.
The country can't afford their pensions, my family that worked in those jobs their pensions are so high you have to wonder how the country can afford it.

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Budget Speculation - Part Deux 2025 on 21:07 - Sep 21 with 2150 viewsJJBomber

Budget Speculation - Part Deux 2025 on 18:14 - Sep 20 by Whiterockin

VAT coming on taxi rides.


That will wipe out what's left of the hospitality sector!
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Budget Speculation - Part Deux 2025 on 12:04 - Oct 8 with 849 viewsJACKMANANDBOY

Here's an update from the Resolution Foundation, two of Reeves advisers were in senior posts there, including Torsten Bell. The interesting bit is at the end of the article, an acknowledgement that they feel the middle classes are a better target than the very rich!

https://news.sky.com/story/its-now-almost-impossible-to-work-your-way-to-riches-

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Budget Speculation - Part Deux 2025 on 02:15 - Oct 9 with 770 viewsRobbie

Done my bit and still 45 years working ongoing , paying income tax and NI taxes always .

Rachel from accounts might hit my hard earned with extra on top taxes to hit me again
My Pension Pot was I believe my safe retirement fund .

How much more tolerance is the DHSS going to give to the freeloaders who milk the system and laugh , why should I work anyway .

Mobility Car usage should really be looked into too .
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Budget Speculation - Part Deux 2025 on 06:57 - Oct 9 with 743 viewsbuilthjack

Should we be looking at the people, the scroungers who walk with a stick outside the house and run up the stairs inside the house, the mobility cars that are used by relatives 99% of the time,.
The tax dodging huge companies, the offshore accounts etc etc.
That is why our taxes are so high.
Look at your neighbours. Look at your Starbucks. Don’t just look. Do something.

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Budget Speculation - Part Deux 2025 on 07:46 - Oct 9 with 716 viewsWhiterockin

Budget Speculation - Part Deux 2025 on 06:57 - Oct 9 by builthjack

Should we be looking at the people, the scroungers who walk with a stick outside the house and run up the stairs inside the house, the mobility cars that are used by relatives 99% of the time,.
The tax dodging huge companies, the offshore accounts etc etc.
That is why our taxes are so high.
Look at your neighbours. Look at your Starbucks. Don’t just look. Do something.


We could also look a the vast sums of money wasted by the Welsh and national government on pet vanity projects and do something about it. Wait a minute the polls are suggesting we are.
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Budget Speculation - Part Deux 2025 on 10:51 - Oct 14 with 552 viewsJACKMANANDBOY

The employment market is looking wobbly. a combination of AI, slow growth and rising employment costs are making if difficult for those starting their careers. 1 in 10 of 18 to 24 year olds are not working.

Average wages have grown by a sausage roll (£1.50) a week in the last year according to the Resolution Foundation when you take into consideration inflation.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/10/14/uk-unemployment-ons-trump-china-
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Budget Speculation - Part Deux 2025 on 10:44 - Oct 15 with 467 viewsAnotherJohn

Rachel is meeting the IMF to explain to them why their inflation forecast makes the UK's situation look worse than it is. I sincerely hope that she won't have to go back for a bail out in the next year or two.
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Budget Speculation - Part Deux 2025 on 10:23 - Oct 18 with 321 viewsWhiterockin

It looks as if Reeves is going to clamp down on users of the Motorbility scheme. This scheme costs £2.8 Billion a year to run and definitely needs tightening up.
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Budget Speculation - Part Deux 2025 on 01:39 - Oct 19 with 232 viewsRobbie

Budget Speculation - Part Deux 2025 on 10:23 - Oct 18 by Whiterockin

It looks as if Reeves is going to clamp down on users of the Motorbility scheme. This scheme costs £2.8 Billion a year to run and definitely needs tightening up.


If Rach from accounts will again do another Labour U turn on the Welfare costs on mobility cars I will applauded her , I see some stories on this issue daily and it makes me cringe ..

Last throw of the dice for Starmer and getting the decent taxpayers onside or an excuse for the wailing aint not fair innit , I need my brand new 75 plate car whilst on Benefits .

Wait with interest on this Caerphilly by election upcoming result .
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Budget Speculation - Part Deux 2025 on 08:54 - Oct 19 with 165 viewsJACKMANANDBOY

Here's a view on the motability scheme.

https://thecritic.co.uk/the-motability-scheme-is-taking-the-british-taxpayer-for

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Budget Speculation - Part Deux 2025 on 09:34 - Oct 19 with 136 viewsDemitrius

Budget Speculation - Part Deux 2025 on 08:54 - Oct 19 by JACKMANANDBOY

Here's a view on the motability scheme.

https://thecritic.co.uk/the-motability-scheme-is-taking-the-british-taxpayer-for


The biggest p/ss take in benefits history....

An absolute p/ss soaked pair of size 14 clown shoes in fact.

Driving to the Vape shop for scratchcards and Vagisil...

"Pick up thy sickbed and walk"

“Cunnilingus and Psychiatry brought us to this …”

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Budget Speculation - Part Deux 2025 on 11:26 - Oct 19 with 90 viewsDr_Winston

Mobility is ripe for the piss take. Some of the additional premiums that follow the award of DLA to children need to be looked at too, but that's a nettle it would take a brave Government to grasp.

Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back.

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Budget Speculation - Part Deux 2025 on 11:30 - Oct 19 with 79 viewsWhiterockin

Budget Speculation - Part Deux 2025 on 11:26 - Oct 19 by Dr_Winston

Mobility is ripe for the piss take. Some of the additional premiums that follow the award of DLA to children need to be looked at too, but that's a nettle it would take a brave Government to grasp.


Exactly have a mobility car for a child then use a taxi for the school run. Insanity.
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