Tax breaks for hiring a cleaner!

[MayaAngelCool]

Well, it's a proposal...

I would love to have a cleaner, but until I can start earning from my freelance career I find it hard to justify the expense. Yet I would be a hell of a lot less stressed out and exhausted, and would also have more time to work on my freelance career, if I did have a career.

I also think it's a Good Thing to create more work for people such as cleaners.

Can't imagine hiring someone to cook our food, though...maybe if it was Jamie Oliver I might consider it . I'm perhaps a bit too controlling in the kitchen department to invite a stranger to take over there.

The big question is, would it make me vote Conservative? Maybe...if I was lobotomised at the same time.

(Note: I've linked to Charlie Brooker's article instead of the original because it's so much more entertaining!)

kitchen, I'm with sevenfold. I think the Govt should be considering those who cant afford heating or food before they start tax breaks for what are frankly, luxuries.

oops. wrong thread

You can work full time and clean your house just at the weekends.

You cannot go out to work full time and look after your child just at weekends.

The two are not comparable.

Why Kal? Why do you think it would be ok for the government to only cater for poor people?

There are lots of people in the country that have as much right to consideration as anyone else. Sevenfold IMO comes across as she thinks that only disabled or poor or carers should have any right to consideration. That is just plain wrong.

And again, you are missing the ponit that this could help encourage money in the the pot full of tax as well as giving some away.