Budget today today

[MrRobin]

Was that it? Something about loans???

[Marina]

Yes, just one tax now. IR35 and it applies to all small businesses.

Hey, stop joking Prawn, that isn't funny!

(You are joking aren't you? )

[Pondlife]

Corporation tax will fall from 38% to 28% by April this year, he said.

= plenty of savings for the big donators then

Mr Darling said there will be simpler taxes for small companies.

= nasty theiving devious contractor scum are gonna get it big time.


So, as expected then.

[DimPrawn]

blah blah, deck chairs, blah, Titanic.

[moorfield]

Woo Hoo I'm up already

Not until April 2009. Where did this habit of announcing these changes 1 yr in advance come from ? Shallow political point scoring.

[Sockpuppet]

By 2011, every school "will be an improving school".

So his plan for 2008-2010 is to make them so tulip that they simply have to open to improve.

[Bear]

Not until April 2009. Where did this habit of announcing these changes 1 yr in advance come from ? Shallow political point scoring.

It's so that in next years budget he can re-announce the measures making it sound better.

He has already regurgitated some of El Gordo's stuff from last year

[Alf W]

Gordon Brown looks like he had a heavy night on the p155 last night.

[moorfield]

There will be £200m extra for schools to raise GCSE results, the chancellor said. By 2011, every school "will be an improving school". There will be a £30m fund to improve science.

ie. GCSE grades will be rebanded to A**, A*, A, etc.

[TheFaQQer]

Woo Hoo I'm up already

Not quite - it doesn't come in until April 2009...

By which time it should buy a couple of litres of diesel.