Coronavirus - impacting you yet?

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Tax rise for the self employed then. 

[trigger_andy]

Just now, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

Tax rise for the self employed then. 

Yeh, I can see that coming for everyone really. 

 

Remember that ruse the government sold us when they dropped VAT down to 15% from 17.5% to stimulate the economy and then soon raised it to 20% and no one batted an eye lid? 

 

I can see this ending up much the same way. Everyone gets free cash for a few months then will happily repay that with higher tax 100 fold over. 

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

6 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

Yeh, I can see that coming for everyone really. 

 

Remember that ruse the government sold us when they dropped VAT down to 15% from 17.5% to stimulate the economy and then soon raised it to 20% and no one batted an eye lid? 

 

I can see this ending up much the same way. Everyone gets free cash for a few months then will happily repay that with higher tax 100 fold over. 

Yep, it’s all got to be paid for. 
 

 

[trigger_andy]

Just now, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

Yep, it’s all got to be paid for. 
 

 

Whats the increase gonna be?

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

1 hour ago, trigger_andy said:

Whats the increase gonna be?

Self employed paying same tax rate as employed. He just ‘floated’ his idea casually until Peston button-holed him

[trigger_andy]

Just now, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

Self employed paying same tax rate as employed. He just ‘floated’ his idea casually until Peston button-holed him

Would you say thats a fair or unfair thing?

 

Its is ending up just like the vat drop then hike.  

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

I’d have to look at the original rationale for having different tax rates for E v SE. 
 

I don’t know what that was without trying to find it. 
 

What has changed since then that might justify an alignment. I don’t know. 
 

I’d (generally) welcome anything that reduces  bureaucratic complexity - god knows, the tax system needs it - but if this crisis is used as the justification for MORE (Stealth) tax then they can FoxTrot Oscar!

 

[roseyweb]

Getting lots of logs done this week, we don’t sell logs but I burn a lot at home, 

lots of work shelved but will start when sites open again. 
going to service everything tommo, lads are 80% paid so not panicking yet 

Edited March 26, 2020 by roseyweb

[forestgough]

Test results back,ive got it and have to assume wife also has it.

Its bloody rotten,8days of the most miserable aching coughing til ive sprung a rib,boiling then freezingand trouble sleeping and not much better after all this time.

I wouldn't wish it on anyone let alone the elderly.

At least im paid and looked after by ambulance service

[gary112]

4 hours ago, forestgough said:

Test results back,ive got it and have to assume wife also has it.

Its bloody rotten,8days of the most miserable aching coughing til ive sprung a rib,boiling then freezingand trouble sleeping and not much better after all this time.

I wouldn't wish it on anyone let alone the elderly.

At least im paid and looked after by ambulance service

Hope ya feel better soon?