Britain must have a 'grown-up debate' about tax increases...

[AtW]

But we all know it will be you that really pays.

Not if I move

[BrilloPad]

The snowflake victim mentality is proving to be an interesting sub-component of Bretinism.

This snowflake being the term that Nazi soldiers used to refer to the remains of people incinerated in concentration camps?

Churchill - is that you?

[northernladyuk]

Britain must have a 'grown-up debate' about tax increases to fund public services, Philip Hammond says

Philip Hammond has said that Britain needs to have a "grown-up debate" about whether people are prepared to pay more tax to increase public spending amid a deepening Cabinet split.

The Chancellor said that all voters need to consider the "serious question" of whether they are prepared accept higher taxes to ease austerity after "seven years of hard slog".

In a speech on Monday night he said: "The serious question to the electorate cannot be 'would you like us to tax someone who isn’t you to pay for you to consume more?', but 'would you be willing to pay more tax to consume more public services?'”

His comments are in stark contrast to those of Michael Gove, the Environment Secretary, who said at the weekend that taxpayers should not have to meet the cost of scrapping the public sector pay cap.

Mr Gove and other Cabinet ministers including Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, Jeremy Hunt and Justine Greening have signalled that public sector workers such as nurses, teachers and police deserve a pay rise.

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We are so fecked by Brexiter cretins...

Are they going to start with a grown up conversation about how UK taxpayers are going to fund DUP votes in parliament?

[The_Equalizer]

Are they going to start with a grown up conversation about how UK taxpayers are going to fund DUP votes in parliament?

It's only three weeks contribution. Surely your pressing question should be how much more tax you'll have to pay to fund the RoI's additional EU contributions?

[northernladyuk]

It's only three weeks contribution. Surely your pressing question should be how much more tax you'll have to pay to fund the RoI's additional EU contributions?

I'm worried about potential UK VAT increases on smoky coal and fireworks.

[BrilloPad]

It's only three weeks contribution. Surely your pressing question should be how much more tax you'll have to pay to fund the RoI's additional EU contributions?

They only became a net contributor recently.

Ireland contributes more money than it gets to EU for first time - Independent.ie

[northernladyuk]

They only became a net contributor recently.

Ireland contributes more money than it gets to EU for first time - Independent.ie

UK has always benefited from cheap (subsidised) Irish food imports, which is where the majority of EU contributions to Ireland go.

[The_Equalizer]

They only became a net contributor recently.

Ireland contributes more money than it gets to EU for first time - Independent.ie

Indeed and now they'll be paying even more.

[The_Equalizer]

UK has always benefited from cheap (subsidised) Irish food imports, which is where the majority of EU contributions to Ireland go.

Bit like Germany benefitting from a soft Euro due to all those trashed southern states? Funny old World.

P.s. I only buy UK produced butter.

[northernladyuk]

Bit like Germany benefitting from a soft Euro due to all those trashed southern states? Funny old World.

P.s. I only buy UK produced butter.

Good for you.