Budget 2020

[Weston Super Saint]

I'm assuming that since no-one has debunked today's budget - even Jeremy seems to like it!! - then everyone is happy with it?

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-51832634

[Batman]

Those damned Tories, looking after themselves etc

[Tamesaint]

As he is splashing the cash, you would have thought that the Chancellor could have bunged a bit our way. Enough to buy a couple of decent players.

 

...and he calls himself a Saints fan.

[badgerx16]

Growth down, inflation up, and the money promised is being borrowed.

[shurlock]

Those damned Tories, looking after themselves etc

 

According to HMT’s own distributional analysis, in terms of changes in tax and welfare benefits, the budget is actually regressive, so it’s tilted to richer households. But I’m sure you knew that already.

Edited 11 March, 2020 by shurlock

[Lord Duckhunter]

When did Ed Milliband become chancellor?

 

Labour didn’t cause the economic crash, but their management of the economy in the run up to it left us ill prepared to deal with it properly. Exactly the same is happening here & god help us if something goes tits up again. It’s inter generational theft yet again, pinkos love loading debt on future generations. They’ve bet the farm on maintaining the confidence of the bond markets.

 

 

 

 

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[shurlock]

When did Ed Milliband become chancellor?

 

Labour didn’t cause the economic crash, but their management of the economy in the run up to it left us ill prepared to deal with it properly. Exactly the same is happening here & god help us if something goes tits up again. It’s inter generational theft yet again, pinkos love loading debt on future generations. They’ve bet the farm on maintaining the confidence of the bond markets.

 

 

 

 

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I’ll give to you: at least, you’re intellectually consistent. Not something that can be said about many Conservative supporters lapping up the budget.

[Jonnyboy]

Jeremy doesn't like it. There is zero for social care.

[whelk]

Jeremy doesn't like it. There is zero for social care.

 

£2bn on a A303 tunnel though

[Jonnyboy]

£2bn on a A303 tunnel though

 

Great. I missed that but there seemed to be billions for potholes too? Gammon on their knees slurping that one up.

[CB Fry]

When did Ed Milliband become chancellor?

 

Labour didn’t cause the economic crash, but their management of the economy in the run up to it left us ill prepared to deal with it properly. Exactly the same is happening here & god help us if something goes tits up again. It’s inter generational theft yet again, pinkos love loading debt on future generations. They’ve bet the farm on maintaining the confidence of the bond markets.

 

 

 

 

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Do we need to drain the swamp again?

[rallyboy]

Massive investment promised, to be delivered with other people's money.

Did Storrie and Redknapp do this budget?

[sadoldgit]

So 10 years of austerity because we couldn’t borrow? Also what happened to all of the money we were “saving” by leaving the EU? It doesn’t appear to be the amount Johnson told us and it doesn’t appear to be going to the NHS?

[badgerx16]

So 10 years of austerity because we couldn’t borrow? Also what happened to all of the money we were “saving” by leaving the EU? It doesn’t appear to be the amount Johnson told us and it doesn’t appear to be going to the NHS?

Here's where some of it is going;

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51783580

"ADS has estimated that it would take 10 years and cost up to £40m annually to create a UK safety authority with all the expertise of EASA, against a current contribution to the European agency of £1m to £4m a year."