Tag Archive for ‘Value added tax’
What if Brown has got it right?
Image via Wikipedia This has been a funny recession so far. It has come with quite devastating speed and yet, even now, the indicators are unclear as to its effect or how many will get hurt. Our economy is structured differently from the past (even less industry to get hurt) and is based more and [...]
It’s not do nothing now
Image via Wikipedia The Labour party, led by Brown, have been accusing the Conservatives of being the do-nothing party. Well, that tripe has to end now. David Cameron has announced the end of taxes on savings (for those on basic rate taxes) and the increasing of tax allowances for older people by £2,000. Of course [...]
VAT cut has failed, says Cameron
Image by Ewan McIntosh via Flickr Any idea that the VAT cut has helped the economy climb out of this recession is a long way wide of the mark. David Cameron blasted the silly policy this morning by saying: I think this will go down in history as one of the most appalling wastes [...]
Darling commits borrowing suicide
2 Image via Wikipedia I have just listened to the most concerning financial statment from a Chancellor I think this country has ever faced. We are being told that Labour are going to borrow so much money to try and get the economy out of the mud that they cannot repay any of it until [...]
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