Anyone else actually looking forward to the budget thingy tomorrow?

[coccyx]

Agree with thedailymail

 

[winegums]

yeh they said they were going to increase the tax anyway.... just means we need to be more savvy with money

childrens clothes, newspapers and other tax free items will STILL be 0% tax

 

[x-amy-x]

ORDER ORDER! haha

 

[bluebaby]

nothing seems to be kicking in right away everything seems to be from 2011

 

[cherryglitter]

Chriiiiiiiist 20%! Made my eyes water !
It's just one of those things and we can't control it! xx

 

[lesleyann]

im getting bored lol and the guy in the yellow tie looks like he just got hit in the face with a fish bless him lol dead bored aint he

 

[winegums]

trying to stabalise petrol prices

 

[Lauraxamy]

They do get stroppy don't they! lol

 

[Connah'sMommy]

the public sector pay freeze is also only for people on 21k+ i think?

Yeah i just realised this... so we will get a little more... panic over a bit lol. Its scary when you talk money. We'll be ok anyway... just have to get a job myself and hope they're not cutting childcare element of tax credits!

I dont think they are cutting the childcare element as they would have said when they mentioned tax creds in general xx

 

[cherryglitter]

Grr council tax!! I hate paying it!! xx

 

[winegums]

ooohhh council tax. this should be interesting i pay 220 a month for a two bedroom house and my dad pays 150 for a 4 bedroom house lol

 

[AppleBlossom]

The cheers for the no rise in tax on booze and fags

 

[winegums]

council tax freeze for a year

 

[Windmills]

I don't see why they're not increasing alcohol and tobacco tax.. Good about petrol though!

 

[bluebaby]

good no rise in petrol tax - my oh is already £600 a month on petrol

 

[Bluetomato]

Vat goes up from January next year - or Janurary as the bbc calls it

 

[flubdub]

Yey for stabilising petrol!

 

[cherryglitter]

good no rise in petrol tax - my oh is already £600 a month on petrol

Christ where is he driving!! xx

 

[Hayley90]

Food and children's clothing, as well as other zero-rated items like books, will remain exempt.

 

[AppleBlossom]

I want to see how much worse off per year I would be