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22nd April 2009, 12:31pm
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#1 | | He's awright.
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| The 2009 Budget
Main bits : A 50% income tax rate for those earning £150,000 or more a year will come in from April next year.
All long-term unemployed under 25s to be offered job or training
Alcohol and cigarettes taxes to go up 2% from midnight
Fuel duty to rise by 2p per litre from September
From next month motorists to get £2,000 discount on new cars if they trade in cars older than 10 years - this will remain in place until March 2010
Public borrowing to increase to £175bn this year
Borrowing levels to rise by £173bn, £140bn, £118bn and £97bn in years after
Tax relief on pensions for those paid more than £150,000 to be reduced
Mr Darling says he will announce plans later to reduce UK carbon emissions by 34% by 2020. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8011882.stm
I can hear folking earning over £150k pack their bags already.
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22nd April 2009, 1:45pm
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#2 | | I hate your band SuperMod
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| Re: The 2009 Budget
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Originally Posted by Westy  I can hear folking earning over £150k pack their bags already. | I wonder how many folk will try taking a pay cut to £149k and working out some form of bonus scheme on top instead?
Actually, scratch that. Share options ahoy.
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22nd April 2009, 2:17pm
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#3 | | The man from Del Monte
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| Re: The 2009 Budget
that same nonsense was peddled in 1997 when the rich were all meant to be upping sticks when Labour got in. It's right out of the Daily Fail playbook.
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22nd April 2009, 2:27pm
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#4 | | Experimental stooge
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| Re: The 2009 Budget
Even Paul bloody Daniels didn't leave. (He didn't did he?) | |
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22nd April 2009, 2:30pm
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#5 | | The man from Del Monte
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| Re: The 2009 Budget
nope. neither did Frank Bruno or Lionel Blair. The only public figure I can think of who threatened to do so and actually did was Phil Collins.
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22nd April 2009, 3:09pm
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#6 | | I am James Bond
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| Re: The 2009 Budget
Busy night at the offies before the tax goes up?
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22nd April 2009, 3:13pm
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#7 | | terrifying snail of metal
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| Re: The 2009 Budget
means adam may get a car that hasn't got it's own algae growing on it now
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22nd April 2009, 3:17pm
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#8 | | Harvey Kartel
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| Re: The 2009 Budget
You'd rather some other car's algae was growing on it?
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22nd April 2009, 3:19pm
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#9 | | terrifying snail of metal
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| Re: The 2009 Budget
obviously
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23rd April 2009, 9:17am
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#10 | | Registered User Editor
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| Re: The 2009 Budget
According to the BBC's budget calculator, I'll be £33 worse off  | |
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23rd April 2009, 9:23am
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#11 | | Registered User
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I'm about £99 better off. | |
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23rd April 2009, 9:24am
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#12 | | Moment Ruiner
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£61 better off apparently, but i've still to get a car so that'll probably sink like a stone
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23rd April 2009, 9:29am
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#13 | | Lady Of War
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| Re: The 2009 Budget
im apparently 200 quid better off.
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23rd April 2009, 9:34am
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#14 | | The man from Del Monte
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| Re: The 2009 Budget
£330 up. That'll buy a lot of tat when I'm in Egypt next week.
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23rd April 2009, 9:41am
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#15 | | Registered User Editor
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| Re: The 2009 Budget
It's fuel that's buggering me. If I didn't drive 20 miles a day I'd be £40 better off.
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