The official "Autumn Statement 2015" AKA "End of Contracting" thread

[Zero Liability]

Some coverage here for small businesses:

Autumn Statement 2015: What it means for small businesses - Telegraph

[d000hg]

Let the Chancellor "justify" his spending decisions and then worry about finding "moral ground" to oppose any changes he wishes to make irrespective of the logic of it.

Tax isn't something you opt in to depending if you like what it's being spent on.

[LucidDementia]

I'll let you witter to yourself without having to bother seeing it. That way you can get your small crumbs of pleasure, and I won't be distracted:

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[Zero Liability]

Tax isn't something you opt in to depending if you like what it's being spent on.

Clearly not, if you don't want to end up in prison, or starve in the case of sales taxes. But I never said it was, much as I would prefer it were; I said it is for the Chancellor to justify the spending and the imposition, before bringing any moral posturing into the picture.

[portseven]

What is 3.87 all about?

3.87 Disguised remuneration – The government intends to take action against those who have used or continue to use disguised remuneration schemes and who have not yet paid their fair share of tax. The government will also consider legislating in a future Finance Bill to close down any further new schemes intended to avoid tax on earned income, where necessary, with effect from 25 November 2015.

[stek]

What is 3.87 all about?

3.87 Disguised remuneration – The government intends to take action against those who have used or continue to use disguised remuneration schemes and who have not yet paid their fair share of tax. The government will also consider legislating in a future Finance Bill to close down any further new schemes intended to avoid tax on earned income, where necessary, with effect from 25 November 2015.

EBT's basically...

[jamesbrown]

Some more commentary from Anne Redston.

[Zero Liability]

Heath on Osborne... He seems to now be realising he is no classical liberal but still uses the words 'small government' to describe him. Er... wot?

The Tories were elected to be radical – now they’ve lost their nerve - Telegraph

The man's little more than a cynical political opportunist, and I'd like to see how his election chances turn out should his fabricated predictions fail to materialise. Though given the lack of credible opposition, it'll be a case of 'just be glad we're not Labour'.

Glad I didn't waste a vote on these w@nkers.

[MicrosoftBob]

Osborne doesn't have a political vision, he's one not even a one trick pony, he's a whole field of ponies without any tricks

His sole vision is too take the middle ground and win the next election and make sure he doesn't upset his friends in the establishment

[BlueSharp]

Osborne doesn't have a political vision, he's one not even a one trick pony, he's a whole field of ponies without any tricks

His sole vision is too take the middle ground and win the next election and make sure he doesn't upset his friends in the establishment

Stay in the middle ground, sounds good to me.