Anyone else actually looking forward to the budget thingy tomorrow?

[Lauraxamy]

Glad about the petrol tax.

 

[Lillipop]

So the newspapers were right about the rise in VAT to 20% then!
I though it would as it went down by 2.5%! They are obviously making up for that!

 

[flubdub]

Would he have mentioned scrapping free school meals, free swimming in this? Or is it just a little thing, to be mentioned later?

 

[Abz1982]

I think its all been extremely fair so far. Luckily it wont affect us too much. I guess 20% VAT is a lot, but then it could be a lot worse - we could have local taxes for items like in Canada.

 

[x-amy-x]

haha its well entertaining watching this

 

[AppleBlossom]

HB IS max £400 a week... that's ridiculous!

 

[cherryglitter]

I knew they would be changing the tax bands...

 

[winegums]

increasing the tax allowance!

higher rate tax payers will not benefit

 

[winegums]

HB IS max £400 a week... that's ridiculous!

How is that ridiculous? some people live in mansions and get housing benefit of £1000s

 

[lauren-kate]

HB IS max £400 a week... that's ridiculous!

I know! I'd never be able to afford anywhere that was that much!

 

[bluebaby]

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[winegums]

he says that usually the poorest are hit hardest and its been a mistake and they are going to be different

 

[flubdub]

Oh david cameron is right behind him but you cant see him!

 

[winegums]

basic state pension will be guarenteed increase every single year for pensioners

 

[AppleBlossom]

HB IS max £400 a week... that's ridiculous!

How is that ridiculous? some people live in mansions and get housing benefit of £1000s

Just seems ridiculous that people can be given £1600 a month towards a house. That's got to be one fancy house!

 

[flubdub]

Yey for 2.5% pension increase per year

 

[winegums]

increase child element of child tax credit to help low income families

 

[Bluetomato]

increase child element of child tax credit to help low income families

I thought they said they were scrapping the child element? Im confused lol.

 

[winegums]

HB IS max £400 a week... that's ridiculous!

How is that ridiculous? some people live in mansions and get housing benefit of £1000s

Just seems ridiculous that people can be given £1600 a month towards a house. That's got to be one fancy house!

thats the point though.... its a massive reduction.... some familes were claiming like 10k a month to live in a mansion!!! and our old government were happy with that lol

in some areas of london you'd be lucky to get a 3 bedroom place for that!

buts its still a major imrpovement

 

[cherryglitter]

HB IS max £400 a week... that's ridiculous!

How is that ridiculous? some people live in mansions and get housing benefit of £1000s

Just seems ridiculous that people can be given £1600 a month towards a house. That's got to be one fancy house!

It's a bloody joke and it makes me so very angry!