IT to the rescue?

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expat replied

20 October 2008, 13:32
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

New Labour have been promoting IT for over 10 years now. Through incentives for big business to outsource offshore, hand-out of UK work permits for Indian nationals and IR35 to stamp out on "pretend" small businesses.

The awful thing is that they would see that without a hint of irony as a list of their achievements.
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BrilloPad replied

20 October 2008, 13:17
Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post

You dont count as you are not an embryonic business start up.

But burn the old company and they will be!
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DodgyAgent replied

20 October 2008, 13:16
Originally posted by SandyDown View Post

What about all this recent talk on the Radio and Daily mail about giving small businesses tax breaks?? or us IT small businesses do not count??

You dont count as you are not an embryonic business start up.
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DodgyAgent replied

20 October 2008, 13:09
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

New Labour have been promoting IT for over 10 years now. Through incentives for big business to outsource offshore, hand-out of UK work permits for Indian nationals and IR35 to stamp out on "pretend" small businesses.

As long as no one gets rich out of it.
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BrilloPad replied

20 October 2008, 13:05
"At its heart, the strategy will tackle the knowledge economy’s pent up issues - how to fund superfast broadband, how to foster IT skills and how to induce mass take-up of IT.

Regulators, civil servants and businesses will respond to Lord Carter on these issues in a report he will prepare, which may conclude that the measures must be enshrined in law. "

I run a business. I hope I get to have my say.......
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zathras replied

20 October 2008, 11:39
Originally posted by SandyDown View Post

us IT small businesses do not count??

Now look here, you should know by now that you are not a real business - you are a very naughty boy avoiding his taxes. Now go into the corner say three Hail Gordon's and pay your taxes!
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Bob Dalek replied

20 October 2008, 11:12
Originally posted by SandyDown View Post

What about all this recent talk on the Radio and Daily mail about giving small businesses tax breaks?? or us IT small businesses do not count??

Yawn. Fart. Yawn.
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SandyDown replied

20 October 2008, 11:10
What about all this recent talk on the Radio and Daily mail about giving small businesses tax breaks?? or us IT small businesses do not count??
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DimPrawn replied

20 October 2008, 09:55
Originally posted by PM-Junkie View Post

http://www.contractoruk.com/news/004034.html

So our beloved masters want IT to take up the economic slack from the financial sector? Well, here's a radical thought for them...why not stop trying to screw people like us into the ground with their taxes and beaurocracy and let us get on with trying to do just that?

Rant over - Hi ho Silver AWAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY.......

New Labour have been promoting IT for over 10 years now. Through incentives for big business to outsource offshore, hand-out of UK work permits for Indian nationals and IR35 to stamp out on "pretend" small businesses.
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PM-Junkie started a topic IT to the rescue?

20 October 2008, 09:46
IT to the rescue?

http://www.contractoruk.com/news/004034.html

So our beloved masters want IT to take up the economic slack from the financial sector? Well, here's a radical thought for them...why not stop trying to screw people like us into the ground with their taxes and beaurocracy and let us get on with trying to do just that?

Rant over - Hi ho Silver AWAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY.......
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