For lads who lived through the 2009-2013 budgets a big load of Meh budget is a result
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A couple of bits in it that will be a big help to me.
The government is to remove Vat on ebooks and audiobooks.
Great news for lots of us here
I predict there will be absolutely no change to the Audible subscription price!
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Whats the story with mortgage interest relief?
I thought I heard him say you only qualify if the balance on the mortgage is 80k or more
80k to 500k
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Is it only available to those on trackers or variable rates? I fixed mine for 5 years in 2022 for 5 years at 2.2% so not sure if it will apply to me.
Applies to the difference in rates between 2023 and 2022 so if you fixed then no dice
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Simpletons getting a dig out
Lols.
Sure we got free money for over 10 years and now someone thinks it’s a good idea to give us tax relief on it.
You couldn’t make it up.
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A vote catching budget.
A little something for nearly everyone.
Optionality. The Paschal Put.
Rather than tax the profits of the energy companies play pass the parcel by putting tax money into their pockets
Very regressive budget really.
When are thry going to be taxxed?
It’s all spread too thin. They’d have been better with one or two big moves/changes
Pearse Doherty is coming after private pensions in a big way.
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What would this entail?
For starters halve the salary cap for tax relief on pensions, reduce the maximum pot.
Real student union politics that