Don't raise coronavirus cash from business, chancellor warned

[AtW]

The chancellor is under pressure from industry groups to resist the temptation to fund coronavirus spending with tax hikes on business when he delivers the budget on Wednesday.

The RAC said a majority of drivers wanted Rishi Sunak to freeze fuel duty for the 10th year following intense speculation that he plans to increase the duty on petrol and diesel by 2p a litre.

Don't raise coronavirus cash from business, chancellor warned | Business | The Guardian

It's like telling well armed robber not to take your wallet only worse: in this case the robber is legal.

[ladymuck]

Oh great, give him more ideas

[jamesbrown]

Oh great, give him more ideas

Yeah, to borrow AtW's analogy, it's like telling a burglar not to look in the safe hidden behind the picture over there, left a bit, stop, there.

[AtW]

Yeah, to borrow AtW's analogy, it's like telling a burglar Hector not to look in the safe hidden behind the picture over there, left a bit, stop, there.

FTFY