Just been working out impact of Gordon "expletive deleted" Brown's NI rises from last year's budget that come into affect this year.

£60/Month for myself and Wife. Plus rise of £35/ Month in Council Tax (18%). So thats almost £100/month on just those. [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img] [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

And thats without checking what the personal allowances are for next year. Doubtless frozen again. [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

Deano

Relax dude. Its only money..

Personal Allowances are frozen,

If you've got kids you might recover some of the extra NI by getting the Childrens Tax Credit but for single people like me it's a ba5tard !

Labour = Liars.
Sums it up lads.
Alcazar

Happy to be paying Labours extra tax after all how else can we provide a top quality health service, keep crime under control etc....bring on more taxes I love 'em

It's not like they're going to waste billions of our taxes on a stupid war or something. Oops, looks like they are :(

the rich kid speaks :rolleyes:

Mate, when you have to earn money (if you ever do) you will understand how annoying this kind of tax is [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

Just because I'm 19 years old doesn't mean that I don't understand life!! Besides, how else are we supposed to support this war?

Labour did promise increased public spending,unfortunately that means tax rises.Income tax and NI are seen as the fairest way.

i mentioned this stealth tax a week or so ago. i am 300 odd quid a year worse off now. i have no kids so i dont get that new tax credit crap either. the other things have to be paid for i suppose. still he is gonna make billions from it. feckin robbin ba$tards.

cheers

big sinky

"fairest" way ? That is down to individual defintion.

There is a perfectly vlaid argument that those on higher incomes actually use less of the services the money is being used to proivde and therefore it can be rationally argued its is "unfair"

"No Income tax rises" was I believe the mantra. Which of course he hasnt - just frozen allowances and opened the way for large tax increases on income via sidestepping the UEL on NI.

The question of whether redistribution of wealth is the "most appropriate" (not "fair") is valid - its just annoys me *intensely* that "New" Labour dont have the honesty to stand up and admit it for what it is - If its so "fair" why the need for stealth, deceipt and hiding behind pedantic definitions of Income Tax and NI. - Oh yes - 'cos then the great unwashed might just understand that they are having the piss taken out of them ....

Deano

Labour promised more public spending???

Well, they arent just spending the publics money, they are throwing it away. They are no better then the thieves that break in and steal from peoples homes.

Labour is fighting a war for you! They are fighting for our honour and safety. We wanted this war so we must except the fact. Its only a couple of hundred quid rise a month. I for one support this government initiative..

Make your mind up... you were 25 on 5ive-o.com earlier in the week...

Just for reference:

http://images.cxi.org.uk/katana.jpg

[Edited by ChrisB - 19/03/2003 10:45:13]

only 300 quid? spare a thought for us nasty yuppie types. the removal of the NI cap cost me half a Subaru

Not to mention the failure to increase the 40% threshold by RPI !!!!

This has been the ULTIMATE in stealth, more people are now higher rate tax payers than ever before !!!!!!!!!

D

I was amazed the public accepted the outrageous introduction of the NI increase last year and how little was said at the time.

Labour in their election manifesto made the commitment not to increase income tax - this is exactly what they have done but dishonestly tried to hide it by calling it NI (oh, and removing the limit on that 1%, but it's still NI right?)

The great unwashed glibly accept that 'extra spending on education and health' is required. Right o - except that there's never any justification for the daft things they piss money away on which makes both of these areas open money pits. Public/private partnerships are being jumped on by the press but at least we can monitor their performance - where are the comparable accounts for the public sector?

And whilst I'm on my favourite subject (!), what about Council Tax? Ours has just gone up another 6% 'because it's been a difficult year and we have an ageing population'. great - so where's the accountability and how come I'm being penalised 'cos we have loads of old duffers moving into our area from elsewhere? Council tax should be collected centrally or, at the very least, it should be comparable across the country. Would be be so happy if we had to pay twice as much for our gas or electric as other areas of the country? no, of course not, so why accept the huges disparities in council tax? bring back the poll tax!!!!

Gordo

:(

Katana, it is because you are 19/25 or whatever that you think you understand life but you dont really.

Gordo, the "old duffers " that you so rudely referred to paid their taxes, NI, and Rates, and Purchase Tax to support the elderly people when they were your age. You should print and save your post and read it when you become elderly yourself. :(

Les

Lots of things aren't "fair" regionally.
Why does everything have to be built in, or around London?
Why do I pay almost double what my mates pay for water rates just because I pay sewerage to one lot of robbing b*st*rds and supply to another?
You can't win, so chill out and keep paying:D:
Alcazar

Where i live they are building a new hospital,where do you expect the money to come from then.

Just for my information, being ignorant.

Was there a mention of the council tax rise by the government in any way, shape or form before it actually happened ? What was the justification for such a hike ?

War.. :D

The huge council tax rise (18%) in my area I reakon.

Katana,

Sorry mate, you don't understand life, neither do I, neither do any of us, we might nearly understand little bits, but not really.

paul

Hehe, I was just mucking about with you guys. At 25 years old, do you guys really think that I can comprehend what life is? Even if one is given several lifetimes, they still wouldnt be able to do it.

I just like joking around and sometimes wind up some of the posters here. The only time I'll be serious is during technical discussions. :D

You are dead right Katana-my mum is 93 and though she is the quickest and most accurate person I have ever known at assessing someone's true character, she still says that you never really learn all about Life :D

Les

What we need here, is a good old fashion riot !!

Actually, what he said in the budget was "a 1% increase in NI across the board". It was only when I read the IR website afterwards that I realized he'd effectively removed the UEL, paving the way for 5% NI above UEL in the next budget. :(

Of course, as the director of a limited company this NI hike is twice as bad for me (1% on employee's NI, 1% on employer's NI :()

PS: we got the thing through about increased child benefit next year (I think it's gone up 50p), which contained the ominous note: "From April, the Inland Revenue will be responsible for administration of child benefit". Now hands up who thinks we'll be better off once the IR are in charge? :rolleyes:

[Edited by carl - 3/21/2003 3:53:38 PM]

My wiew on this is we are supposed to be a rich country, but that dont add up. We pay Tax on Tax he has just given us a 1% NI hike and all the other bills have gone up. But Pay stops the same, He cannot give Firemen Nurses Police a rise and even short change's the Forces when they are fighting a war for the USA. So where is all the moey this RICH land has, I do not know. I have a good idea but I will keep that to my self so not to offend. Rich Country my arse.

Leslie, you misunderstood my point, let me clarify:

I have no problem at all with old people getting what they have paid for over the years. I do no see why this cost cannot be borne centrally, however. Our council tax has gone up inordinately because we are in an area where the old badgers choose to congregate.

Gordo