Another budget one. Sorry.

You obviously don't value Private education that much then.

The academic results from the local grammar are comparable to the public school DD would have attended, and vastly better than the very poor local state secondarys’ results.

Which is why it’s such a crying shame so many less affluent DC will have lost their opportunity to be educated into a higher socio-economic group.

I do appreciate that I am the type of parent you enjoy sniffing at @noblegiraffe, but there are no winners here.

Are people really this naive?

You do realise if farmers have to sell up to pay IHT there won't be farmers to farm our food pushing the cost of food up. The more food we import the less carbon neutral we can be.

Businesses will just put the extra costs onto consumers, so your bills will go up too.

I know people like to say the privileged are the only people affected by vat on school fees, but less pupils mean less staff needed so more people out of work, less cleaners, cooks, care takers, matrons, house masters/mistresses will be needed and they aren't the privileged.

According to MN, many posters do sacrifice their DC on the alter of their ideology. I know none in real life who would do that but on here it is a badge of honour to do so

It isn't just "annoying". Research shows how damaging it is for kids to move schools at secondary level. There is massive inequality in state education and that's what mainly prompts most indy parents to choose that option.
My child is one of thousands now facing this, all caused by Labour for a revenge policy that will raise £0 net.

Not many people are prepared to sacrifice their children at the altar of their ideology.

Still, you must be pleased that this budget will put more money into state schools now that you’ll be using them.

Yes, unfortunately not everyone can afford private school. I do sympathise as I would also find it annoying for my kids to change school. It may affect our decision regarding private vs state for secondary school. However, it's not the worst economic plight in the country.

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MrsSkylerWhite · Today 11:54
UtterlyButterly2048 · Today 11:50
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Baffled by anyone who thinks they won’t be affected by this budget.
Not sure anyone thinks that? We will be negatively affected. That’s ok, the nation is in dire straits and money has to be raised in the fairest way. Some people who’ve had it comparatively easy for the past 14 years just don’t like it.

That's probably you, isn't it, with your dh being a hot shot financial big wig and all

What a spiteful post! Why do you have such a problem with someone having expertise? Or are you of the Gove persuasion and don’t believe in experts?

Yes, it is us, though he chose to transfer to the public sector some years ago so earnings are nothing like they were in the private sector. Still, we have no complaints about paying a bit more. We’re far more comfortable than most.
Why do you? You have a large house and keep an horse. Great, sounds like a lovely life, but it’s not a cheap hobby. Why do you object so strongly about contributing a bit more and feel the need to be so nasty to people who don’t have a problem with it?

I'm pleased you can afford. Many of us can't!! We have applied for a bursary but as the school are quite sensibly now reducing these then looks like DD will have to leave.
State secondary closest to us has 27% of kids achieving 5 x grade 5+ at GCSE.
But I'm so pleased for you!

What do you think fuels economic growth though?

Oh and I am a parent of kids in private school who supports the VAT on school fees.

Yep so now the state will pay for the education of your kids. With no extra money from income tax to do so.
50,000 kids leaving Indy = cost to tax payer of £375,000,000 per year! Well done Labour

I think your mistake was not putting the quote from the thread as a quote!! But yes I understood what you meant.

It’s more a case that the already 6 figure tax bill we pay each year is quite enough, we’re not prepared to pay any more.

I am feeling excited about the budget. I think the NMW rise will help many people and I am excited about the investment in public services. I do employ people (through a service company) so my profits will be affected and will also be affected by CGT and maybe IHT. But I think that RR has made the right decisions for our country. I truly think that continuing decline in public services due to continuing lack of investment would be much, much worse for our country/growth than the increases in employer NI etc that people are worrying about. Things can only get better imho.

I can only conclude that when this government talks about growth they are referring to the national debt…

Educate yourself 🙄

fromdownwest

When your breakfast at the local cafe goes up by 10%, or the quote for your new bathroom is 10% higher, then maybe you will understand that we are all impacted by putting the burden on business.

Seriously, if you can afford breakfast in cafes, you can afford a 10% increase.

Plumbing prices have risen significantly since Brexit 🤷‍♀️

Prices will go up, small businesses will go under, nurseries and GP surgeries may disappear, as will farmland. Food will be more expensive and worse quality. Salaries will stagnate and pension contributions will go down significantly, leaving more people vulnerable in retirement down the line and the state cannot support them. Redundancies will occur and new jobs will disappear. Entrepreneurs will not take the risk of founding new businesses here. Innovation will suffer and we will not be able to compete. The country will remain attractive to people who want to come here and not be net contributors though, i.e. live off our taxes and welfare.

If you don’t care about any of that, fill your boots.

If you can’t afford a few extra thousand per year then perhaps your DD wasn’t ’always destined for the independent sector’? Rather ‘if we can afford it, which we now can’t’.

Remember that when the NMW goes up, everyone's wages goes up.

Because if you're in a slightly more senior or responsible job, would you be happy with finding that your junior colleagues were getting rise that meant there was barely any higher pay for the bigger job?

That's probably you, isn't it, with your dh being a hot shot financial big wig and all.?

No one is looking at the real issue here, why is the NHS so fiscally greedy? It is bloated, and riddled with inefficiencies.

The procuration department I have worked with in my local trust, would have been booted from a private sector business within a month. Zero regard to costings, potential savings or any sort of fiscal control.

Throwing good money after bad, just allows this bleeding to continue.

I am not after privatisation, I am after efficiencies.

UtterlyButterly2048 · Today 11:50
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Baffled by anyone who thinks they won’t be affected by this budget.

Not sure anyone thinks that? We will be negatively affected. That’s ok, the nation is in dire straits and money has to be raised in the fairest way. Some people who’ve had it comparatively easy for the past 14 years just don’t like it.

@CanalBoots Absolutely, services need to be funded, and I’m not arguing with that. But honestly, this relentless narrative about how those who’ve managed to improve their lives should bear the burden is just ridiculous. With all the recent chatter about who is classed as a “working person,” why don’t those who constantly feel disadvantaged take a moment to reflect? Instead of expecting those with broader shoulders to carry the weight, why not step up and lift more themselves? If they focused on bettering their own lives, they could contribute more to the system rather than relying on others to do the heavy lifting for them.