Re: Budget 2007

I calculate that for anyone earning 34600 (or more) they
will be just over 400 per year better off under this new scheme.

Funny - isn't that the same amount as the higher road tax for the gas
guzzling machines the higher rate prats like to chug around in?
Co-incidence?

No, because someone earning that much has a choice of cars. Someone
earning 12k usually doesn't have the choice of earning, say, double that
amount.

Still, its seems convenient that whilst on the surface he's upsetting the
people with the dosh (the supposéd important people in society, who 9/10
drive comparitively environmentally unsound vehicles, just for the hell of
it, it seems) with road tax rises, he's soothing their tempers a bit with a
handout to cover the cost, which any fool will see will mean that the sum
effect of that policy is that those who are rich enough to afford to drive
around in big chelsea tractors, will continue doing so.

However, you've made a great point about those on higher incomes being able
to afford a wider range of cars, some of which don't spoil the environment
as much, whereas those on lower incomes who may wish to buy a more
environmentally sound car, simply can't afford the extra expense.

Solution? Subsidise the purchase of enviro-cars through handouts / trade-ins
or lower taxes on enviro-car producers, whilst at the same time highering
taxes on the manufacturers of the most polluting.

From what I can tell so far from this budget is that the rich will get
richer, the poor will get poorer and house prices will thus continue to
increase (extra salary = extra house buying), inflation will certainly not
go down - more money in the pockets of the rich = increase in standard
prices of everything else for everyone. As usual.

Solution? Well, by inference, you'd think that they'd want us to think, we'd
best get rich quick.
A bit of motivation to get people off their butts and off of benefits, eh?


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