Weds 15/3/23 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt Budget
 

SkyNews Text:
[Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt are set to clash
with Conservative backbench MPs
over their tax plans for the 2023 budget.]

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This Weds

Reports on all media
that Pre-Paid Meters will
stop costing more

Thats a good move
so long it is brought in fast.

Good move

SkyNews Text :
[Jeremy Hunt is preparing to boost the
tax-free allowance for pensions by more
than half a million pounds as he battles the
wave of early retirement that has squeezed growth,
The Daily Telegraph reports.]

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Is he gonna announce the date when the next Cost of Living will be paid?

I dont think there is a specific date Kate, this is all I can find on the net

When you’ll be paid
If you’re entitled, you will get:

£301 paid during spring 2023 for most people
£300 paid during autumn 2023 for most people
£299 paid during spring 2024 for most people

It will be interesting to see what he sets out.

Good to see he's maybe woken up to what Labour have been on about for a good while now, re childcare costs.
Let's hope his finer detail on that can be effective for those who need it.

What he does announce today however is likely not to really impact on those now in more desperate situations due to the cost of living rising by ridiculous levels over just the last year.
Even apparently those who got the maximum of help are now struggling still.

So if he's now going to remove that help, things can only get worse for those already in a worrying financial state.
Because they are still stuck with around double or more in the last year, of just gas and electricity costs.

That's before they start on the greater increase of inflation on food prices.
Which is way far more than just 10/11%.

This is so wrong

BBC2HD & BBCnewsHD Both broadcasting

The same thing until 3PM

Politics Live starts with
3 BBC journalists

Pathetic

They have never done this before
Cheapskate bastards

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Not the most horrible budget ever constructed.

lol @ "the mess we inherited thirteen years ago" ...

Potholes increase


But nothing on Sewers in Rivers

A lot of hot air and fudging this last half hour.

Not much of real truth but hopefully some of his measures will have some effect.
That remains to be seen.

Not a fully appropriate budget really for this uncertain time.
If he goes on much longer he'll put me to sleep.
Which may be the only good thing from his load of hot air presentation.

they are sending the long term sick and disabled back to work apparently every job vacancy is a job that can be done from home via Teams :crazy:

30 hours free childcare for children over 9 months wont kick in fully until Sept 2025 :laugh:

Starmer goes Panto
again