Vaseline 3 for 2 at boots. Good job too, because tax rises are on the way:
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In the PreBudget Report, Mr Darling announced a new top rate of tax of 45 per cent for people earning more than £150,000, the end of the tax-free personal allowance for higher earners and a 0.5 per cent rise in national insurance for employers and employees.
All were deferred until after the general election but it emerged from leaks that he had also considered raising the rate of VAT, currently reduced from 17.5 per cent to 15 per cent, to 18.5 per cent or even 19.5 per cent. Even so, Mr Darling is known to be looking at targeted measures in his statement on April 22 – likely to involve more spending – to help those affected by the recession.
All were deferred until after the general election but it emerged from leaks that he had also considered raising the rate of VAT, currently reduced from 17.5 per cent to 15 per cent, to 18.5 per cent or even 19.5 per cent. Even so, Mr Darling is known to be looking at targeted measures in his statement on April 22 – likely to involve more spending – to help those affected by the recession.
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