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DOOM: Tax rises of £60bn needed to stabilise finances

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    DOOM: Tax rises of £60bn needed to stabilise finances

    "Tax increases of £60bn or a return to austerity will be needed to restore the UK’s public finances to stability after coronavirus, the fiscal watchdog said on Tuesday, predicting government borrowing will reach £370bn this year."

    Subscribe to read | Financial Times

    That's 7-8% on all income tax rates, but since the Govt would not dare to fairly spread the burden it would have to do the usual thing: hit with the much higher rates poor sods AKA middle classes.

    The future is not bright - the future is DOOMed.

    #2
    Instead, we could have voted Komrade Korbyn and got:

    An incompetent govt, with massively increased public debt levels, humongous tax rises, big unemployment, rising immigration, who detest IT contractors and want to tax them out of existence...


    Oh hang on.

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      #3
      Labour front bench calling to avoid raising taxes on middle classes, even walking back wealth taxes - can't make that tulip up

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        #4
        They are collectively known as the LibLabCon....

        I won't ever be voting for the above ever again. Not that my vote makes any difference, it's just the establishment have shown their true colours too many times.

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          #5
          The government have just thrown several billion down the drain to rip out Huawei, meanwhile the Chinese are still building a nuclear power station at Hinkley Point.
          I'm alright Jack

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            #6
            Originally posted by BlasterBates View Post
            The government have just thrown several billion down the drain to rip out Huawei, meanwhile the Chinese are still building a nuclear power station at Hinkley Point.
            What price electricity though eh?

            Hinkley Point C nuclear power station - Wikipedia

            One analyst at Liberium Capital described the strike price as 'economically insane' in October 2013: "as far as we can see this makes Hinkley Point the most expensive power station in the world... on a leveraged basis we expect EDF to earn a Return on Equity (ROE) well in excess of 20% and possibly as high as 35%".[98] "Having considered the known terms of the deal, we are flabbergasted that the UK Government has committed future generations of consumers to the costs that will flow from this deal".[99]
            Makes yer proud. Our infrastructure owned by the French and Chinese and we as consumer can look forward to the most expensive electricity in the World.

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              #7
              Originally posted by BlasterBates View Post
              The government have just thrown several billion down the drain to rip out Huawei, meanwhile the Chinese are still building a nuclear power station at Hinkley Point.

              As someone say's the in FT

              "Obvious I realise but it shows how beholden the UK is to the US.'Take back control' rings more hollow with each passing day."
              "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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                #8
                Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
                What price electricity though eh?

                Hinkley Point C nuclear power station - Wikipedia



                Makes yer proud. Our infrastructure owned by the French and Chinese and we as consumer can look forward to the most expensive electricity in the World.

                Where's Komrade Korbin and nationalisation without compensation when you need him?
                When the fun stops, STOP.

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                  #9
                  Rishi Sunak orders review of capital gains tax amid fears of rate increase

                  Cutting ER was just the first step - now they will jack up CGT, so effectively without ER tax increases will be 3-4 times

                  Party of business my arse

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                    #10
                    "George Bull of tax firm RSK UK said the Government did not have time to create new taxes and would have to work quickly within the existing regime to raise funds at the same time as dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit. "

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