General Chat

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No more tax on fags please!

Abolish family allowance.
Simplify benefits system.
Higher tax on fags and booze.
Raise the level at which income tax begins to be paid.

Gwynne

I wouldn't go as far as abolishing Family Allowance, but would limit it to the first 2 children born to a mother, starting from 42 weeks from Budget day. At least one parent to be an EU citizen and the children regularly domiciled in Britain.
If it were linked to parental income, that would mean it would be means tested, and yet another layer and cost of beaurocracy (sp), so I'm not keen on that. It is supposed to be a cost cutting/revenue raising Budget, and there are going to be some unpopular decisions.

Abolish Vehicle tax and add 0.1p to the price of fuel *after* VAT.

NHS patients with repeat prescriptions to be seen by a staff member of the GP's medical practise every 3 months to try to limit the number of non domiciled patients claiming subsidised medicines.

Insist that visitors not usually resident in Britain pay for medical treatment for pre existing conditions, or that their Government pays. Medical Emergencies to be exempt.

I'd like them to sell off their wine cellar and drink water or something cheaper at public functions. £864,000 is quite a lot of money for wine which can be better spent on something else.


More than £17,500 has been spent topping up the government wine cellar since the election, it has emerged.

It brings the total value of fine wine stored for VIP functions to £864,000, a Commons answer by Foreign Office minister Henry Bellingham revealed.

It's interesting reading if you decide to read the full article:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/politics/10357852.stm

I like a lot of what DET suggests.
Though I'm not so sure about the road fund issue as it makes it harder to drive without insurance with all the checks that are made when you apply for it so for that reason i'd like it to stay x

to get this country put right
we are going to have to well pull our belts in

i am exspecting a very harsh budget

Financial reward for couples with dependant children who stay together in long term relationships.


Benefit reductions for serial single mothers ie more than one fatherless child

They need to look at Benefits And get some people off the dole and back in to work or training
Just my view

YES ME your right
but they should leave the really sick where they are

but far to many are swinging the lead so to say

Far to many are swinging the lead Joy And thats why they need to look at how the money is given out and yes they should leave the really sick alone

Make non-paying absent parents fork out cash, even if it comes from their own benefits.

Gwynne

Guinevere I'll second that !

I would stop child benefit after the first two ( maybe three ?) Not retrospectively, that wouldn't be fair...but advising that in 10 months from now if you have another child , you won't get it .

I'd scrap it altogether, Rose. It's ridiculous that the PM's wife can claim it. We didn't really need it and could easily have managed without. The money should go to those who actually need it.

And, while I'm on my soapbox, just because some people are unfit for one type of work doesn't make them unfit for *all* work. Then the money saved could go to genuine claimants and those most in need.

And it's ridiculous that people can be better off on benefits than in work, so that needs to be sorted.

Gwynne

VOTE Guinevere
for PM

I'd means test child benefit so that anyone earning £50000 or more does not receive it.

we should follow the lead of Australia
with much tougher immigration laws

it would save us a fortune

and all these people who emigrate
then when they have put nothing into the pot
come back here and rape this country financially

ah but are Aus' laws that tough Joy?

"Are you a nurse, accountant, engineer, teacher, IT professional, scientist, business professional or a tradesperson who wants to emigrate to Australia? Complete our online assessment to see if you are eligible for a skilled visa to Australia. You could get permanent residency on arrival!

Or are you a skilled tradesperson thinking about living and working in Australia? Do you have work experience in the metal, mechanical, electrical, tool-making, electronic or construction area? Most migrants who apply for a skilled visa as a fitter, fabricator, welder, machinist, plumber, electrician, joiner, mechanic, bricklayer, painter and dozens of other trades qualify for permanent residency from day one. "

My nephew is working on a visa for 4 years, he is 'sponsored' by his employer... his profession is not dis-similar to many many migrants who come here....

if we followed the above we would be granting permanent residency from day one... and pushing out our own skilled workmen ??

I don't know, it's only from google lol

As others have said - Only pay child benefit for the first 2 children. I'd also like to see the £250 Child trust funds abolished and also the 'Health in pregnancy grant' of £190 that is given to every pregnant woman - Just there is £440 given to you for having a baby. Plus if you are on certain enefits, You can claim an extra £500 Maternity grant.
There were 700,000 babies born in the UK last year - Abolishing these grants (not inc child benefit and the Maternity grants of £500) would save a whopping £308 million!!!

Pat

Here's my ten pennyworth:

Abolish Family Allowance as a univeral grant. It should be means tested, so that only those who need it, get it. There's no reason that I can see for people to be given money just because they've had a child.

Abolish Family Tax Credits for those with a combined income of - say - £30k pa

Lift the basic rate of tax. Unpopular, I know, but better that than that some people will lose their jobs altogether

Abolish Capital Gains Tax relief - if you've made a capital gain, that means that (a) you have capital and (b) you have made a gain. Good on you, but but prepared to be taxed.

Increase the duty on alcohol, cigarettes and petrol. If you enjoy using them, you can afford them.

On the other side, leave University fees alone. Education of our children will reap long term benefits.

Sue x