Archive for tax
VIDEO: Zem, how would you use an extra £600?
Here’s the new film from the Liberal Democrats: Also on YouTube.
VIDEO: Fairer Taxes – Lib Dem PPB 25 April 2013
Here’s the new film from the Liberal Democrats: Also on YouTube. You can sign up to back the campaign or find out more about what’s being called for at FairerTax.org.
Tycoon tax: now in force
A little quietly, the good ship HMS Tycoon Tax slid off the policy speculation slipway and into the waters of the real world* with the start of the tax year earlier this month. The full details are over on the official HM Treasury website of how the March 2012 budget announcement has now become law. In [...]
Eastleigh byelection and mansion tax – the Guardian Politics Weekly podcast
I was back at The Guardian this week to take part in the latest Politics Weekly podcast. As the blurb says: Joining Tom Clark this week: the Guardian’s data journalist and polling expert James Ball, our political correspondent Juliette Jowit and Lib Dem Voice editor Mark Pack. We also hear from Peter Kellner, the president [...]
2 leaders, 2 countries, 2 big political speeches, 1 theme
Two speeches, and what have we learnt? Ed Miliband wants to lift the Liberal Democrat policy of a mansion tax whilst Barack Obama wants to lift the Liberal Democrat achievement of taxing luxury jets sensibly. I’m sure there’s a lesson in there…
Barack Obama wants to do what the Lib Dems have already done
There’s something rather familiar about that tax announcement in Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech…
Goodbye EBacc, hello mansion tax
You'd have thought there must be a crunch by-election on the way...
Letter from the Leader: “Conservatives have an irrational phobia”
Sent at another time this week; good to see that experimentation continuing. The link that is perhaps missing is this one. Dear Mark, This April, one of two things will happen to you. If you earn less than £9,440, you will no longer pay any income tax. If you earn more than that, then you’ll [...]
Autumn Statement: good news on income tax, controversy ahead on benefits Bill
Here are my first thoughts on the Autumn Statement 2012, with a mix of tweets and retweets: Osborne says that OBR believes weak growth is down to weak trade due to Euro crisis #EDP24 #as2012 — Joe Watts (@JoeWatts_) December 5, 2012 Growth this year will be negative say OBR at -0.1 per cent #bbceconomy [...]
