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MartinYorkshire
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That sort of figure is probably only applicable to those people living in the south or in/around London. At least I hope so.
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20% VAT - gawd sakes, thats a real pisser. Food shopping goes up again.
Why not more tax on fags???
The missus' gets a pay freeze, or redundancy, whichever comes first :roll:
Why not more tax on fags???
The missus' gets a pay freeze, or redundancy, whichever comes first :roll:
MartinYorkshire
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Makes it easier for me to calculate my charges on the fly now 
TBH 20% VAT, whilst a bit of a bummer, wont be noticeable to many people. Many people being those who frequently partake in BOGOF offers on products they dont normally buy believing they got a bargain and then paying 50% more for bread, milk and eggs.
Something needed to be done. Tax rises are never popular, but neither is not being able to get a mortgage or sell your house, or find/keep a job.
Maybe people will finally understand that we cant have our cake and eat it, then again, maybe not
TBH 20% VAT, whilst a bit of a bummer, wont be noticeable to many people. Many people being those who frequently partake in BOGOF offers on products they dont normally buy believing they got a bargain and then paying 50% more for bread, milk and eggs.
Something needed to be done. Tax rises are never popular, but neither is not being able to get a mortgage or sell your house, or find/keep a job.
Maybe people will finally understand that we cant have our cake and eat it, then again, maybe not
Housing Benefit (now LHA) is a ridiculous system..s_zigmond":25z5d1m1 said:
The average price of an x bedroomed house, in that area, is decided by a chap in the appropriate department.
This is what they will pay to qualifying tenants.
If the claimant rents a property that's less than the LHA allowance, they (the claimant) gets the difference (up to a given limit).. it's ridiculous, they are throwing money away.
The £400 a week doesn't apply to all areas..
I actually think it could have been a whole lot worse. . .
Steve Kish
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One is registered for VAT, so ..... nyaaah!!
20% Vat, no real difference to me, its only an increase of 2.5% or a gestimate of 25p in every £10
Dont drink or drive or smoke, single and dont claim any benefits, dont have savings etc, go for it i say,
For benefit shake up, the benefits should get you by, and not be relied on, child tax credits, never understood that, how about paying less tax in the first place.
Dont drink or drive or smoke, single and dont claim any benefits, dont have savings etc, go for it i say,
For benefit shake up, the benefits should get you by, and not be relied on, child tax credits, never understood that, how about paying less tax in the first place.
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I may be better of due to the low income bit, but I can guarantee the VAT will take that all back again. And with the pay freeze, it'll give the private sectors a good excuse to freeze/give a low pay award
