Budget 2013 : Wed Mar 20, 2013 1:27 pm  

Beer duty escalator scrapped AND a penny a pint off beer duty.

I take back everything I ever said about Gideon.

Re: Budget 2013 : Wed Mar 20, 2013 1:37 pm  

That should save me 6p a week - I'm a responsible drinker - not much else I can see yet

Re: Budget 2013 : Wed Mar 20, 2013 1:38 pm  

I bet he looked after his rich friends too seeing as he'll need to get a job off one of them soon.

Re: Budget 2013 : Wed Mar 20, 2013 1:59 pm  

I love all this 'we have inherited this debt from a wreckless labour government' followed a few minutes later by 'don't blame us, its a global problem'

Make your mind up Gideon

[Kosh]

Re: Budget 2013 : Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:00 pm  

rover49 wrote:

I love all this 'we have inherited this debt from a wreckless labour government' followed a few minutes later by 'don't blame us, its a global problem'

Make your mind up Gideon

He doesn't have a brain, let alone a mind.

Re: Budget 2013 : Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:26 pm  

Kosh wrote:

He doesn't have a brain, let alone a mind.

He does have arrogance, though.

Which, combined with his lack of a brain, would explain why he chose the day before budget that was bound, once again, to reveal his failure by the measures he set himself, to open a Twitter account.

[Durham Giant]

Re: Budget 2013 : Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:26 pm  

working in the public sector and with the pat freezes etc i will have had wage rises of 3% in the five years of this government with inflation running at 2.5 % to 3 % per year over the same five years i will have had a a 9 to 12% cut in income during the five years of the government.

No wonder i am not spending any money to get the economy moving

[DaveO]

Re: Budget 2013 : Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:29 pm  

Mintball wrote:

He does have arrogance, though.

Which, combined with his lack of a brain, would explain why he chose the day before budget that was bound, once again, to reveal his failure by the measures he set himself, to open a Twitter account.

Well by opening a twitter account he walked right into this from Ed M

"Growth down, borrowing up, families hit, and millionaires laughing all the way to the bank #downgradedchancellor"

[DaveO]

Re: Budget 2013 : Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:36 pm  

Durham Giant wrote:

working in the public sector and with the pat freezes etc i will have had wage rises of 3% in the five years of this government with inflation running at 2.5 % to 3 % per year over the same five years i will have had a a 9 to 12% cut in income during the five years of the government.

No wonder i am not spending any money to get the economy moving

He doesn't seem to get it that paying people less means there is less money to spend. Drive wages ever downward and tax receipts are lower as well. So pay freezes and workfare undermining the minimum wage etc do nothing to fix the problem of low growth.

He says the budget is fiscally neutral so he must be robbing Peter to pay Paul.

The devil will be in the detail as to who is losing out to fund the cuts in corporation tax, the increase in personal allowance (that obviously doesn't benefit those out of work or already earning less then the threshold) and the other headline grabbing things (like beer duty) that ultimately won't do a thing to promote growth.

Re: Budget 2013 : Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:52 pm  

Durham Giant wrote:

working in the public sector and with the pat freezes etc i will have had wage rises of 3% in the five years of this government with inflation running at 2.5 % to 3 % per year over the same five years i will have had a a 9 to 12% cut in income during the five years of the government.

No wonder i am not spending any money to get the economy moving

At least you are getting something.