Anyone watching the Budget 2024?

[LadyofRutshire]

I couldn't find a thread on today's budget. Anyone watching live?

I’ve just been reading Dickens. Reminds me of the Office of circumlocution!

im here. As a farmer this could be earth shifting stuff tofay

Yes. And minimum wage increase

Looking at you Baroness Malone. Hopefully some corrupt people will be prosecuted and some money recovered.

£240 million to get people back into work. So far all she has said is setting up a lot of new (old) things that are costing a lot.

Cutting tax avoidance is rhetoric. The places they target just aren’t where the money is seeping out but it looks better to go after big business.

and HMRC are just not capable - they need an overhaul and streamlining

Good news with the increase in carers allowance

Brilliant news re carer's allowance.

I won't hold my breath that Michelle Mone will pay back even half of the 60 million she ( reportedly ) was given.
Be very surprised if she does

From the BBC:

’’Rachel Reeves instantly said that “any chancellor standing here today” would have to do the same if they wanted to be “responsible” and “rebuild public services”.

Such a twat thing to say IMO. Basically still trying to say how amazing they are and that the Conservatives are shit and would have done this anyway. Easy to say when you’re in power 🙄

Just what I was thinking

Wish they wouldn't refer to each other as "the member for x" - most of us have no bloody clue who they mean! Just use their blinking name!

Thumbs up to a review of the various overpayment processes also.

The braying aside, she is a desperate speaker. So disappointing.

A criminal charge would be preferable.

You couldn’t be more wrong about HMRC. Cutbacks over 20 years has left them unable to do the job properly. Don’t need more streamlining. Need the opposite.

Exactly my feelings.

Sorry I didn’t mean cutting staff but they are like 3 organisations on one that don’t seem capable of talking to each other. If they actually talked to each other they would become a lot more efficient and their staff could actually focus on the important things

I must be watching a different broadcast as I'm finding her delivery quite clear and a good pace.

The MPs are putting me strongly in mind of my largest year 12 Economics class though! Honestly.

here we go...

I think her delivery is fine but the important thing is the message, surely?

So far, so expected.

Fuel duty not increased.

Freezing fuel duty surprises me tbh

No increase on fuel duties!

Now for NICs...

It's like a chimps tea party 🎉 😂