Reply to: Budget - What would you do?

[mattfx]

1) Change Winter Fuel scheme for Solar Panel installation scheme - Make additional revenue feeding power back into the grid whilst saving biddies money on their electricity overall so they can afford their heating. If biddies refuse to have solar panels installed cut winter fuel to nil. Their choice.

2) Cut foreign aid by 2 billion immediately and then 2.5pc year on year for the next 4 years. This will reduce the budget from 12 billion to 10 billion next year, then down to 9 billion by 2021. Review again then.

3) Introduce a foreign skilled worker tax for companies hiring talent in from abroad. 10% of whatever their salary and bonuses equate to.

4) Scrap reduction in corporation tax - leave at 20%.

5) Special rental tax for investment properties housing students; landlords in student populated towns currently enjoying cramming 6 people into a tiny house charging £350-£450 pm per room depending on location is disgusting.

6) Increase in university fees by 10% across the board. Gone are the days of sponsored jolly drinking degrees.

[northernladyuk]

there be a shortage of houses because there is a surfeit of people.

Right or wrong those are the facts.

You may as well say there is a surfeit of people because there is a shortage of houses.

[BR14]

there be a shortage of houses because there is a surfeit of people.

Right or wrong those are the facts.

Bourgeois property will become a thing of the past

[vetran]

If there was any social mobility and it was possible to get on the housing ladder that would be fine.

In the future the vast majority will own almost nothing. They will rent everything. Houses, cars, etcetc.

there be a shortage of houses because there is a surfeit of people.

Right or wrong those are the facts.

[northernladyuk]

If there was any social mobility and it was possible to get on the housing ladder that would be fine.

In the future the vast majority will own almost nothing. They will rent everything. Houses, cars, etcetc.

Your exes are doing ok for themselves.

[BrilloPad]

I am not the one who is being a feckwit.

A society based on capitalism and you want to seize assets from capitalists for investing? That will end well.

If there was any social mobility and it was possible to get on the housing ladder that would be fine.

In the future the vast majority will own almost nothing. They will rent everything. Houses, cars, etcetc.

[scooterscot]

Can't we just invite a billion in bitcoin? According to you it will be worth 100billion by next year.

Do keep up... it's worth $125,872,533,112 right now.

[northernladyuk]

I am not the one who is being a feckwit.

A society based on capitalism and you want to seize assets from capitalists for investing? That will end well.

Compulsory purchase orders have been around for years you fool. Perfectly reasonable to sell empty properties to people who will ensure they are used.

[vetran]

Auction off the empty properties.

Let's hope someone lets you play with sharp implements.

I am not the one who is being a feckwit.

A society based on capitalism and you want to seize assets from capitalists for investing? That will end well.

[northernladyuk]

yeah then overseas buyers can purchase the BTLs at a discount to leave them empty as an investment. That is going to help the housing crisis.

Lets hope no one lets you play with sharp implements.

Auction off the empty properties.

Let's hope someone lets you play with sharp implements.

[BR14]

yeah then overseas buyers can purchase the BTLs at a discount to leave them empty as an investment. That is going to help the housing crisis.

Lets hope no one lets you play with sharp implements.

that should be actively encouraged

[BrilloPad]

95% tax on BTLs. Greedy fooking landlords.

[vetran]

95% tax on BTLs. Greedy fooking landlords.

yeah then overseas buyers can purchase the BTLs at a discount to leave them empty as an investment. That is going to help the housing crisis.

Lets hope no one lets you play with sharp implements.

[sasguru]

95% tax on BTLs. Greedy fooking landlords.

[BrilloPad]

5. Do a Iceland and declare bankruptcy. We'd be enjoying a strong recovery by now.

Can't we just invite a billion in bitcoin? According to you it will be worth 100billion by next year.