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So it seems that Rach from Complaints might be on a sticky wicket, as it appears that she told a few porkies about the state of the nations finances to justify her tax and spend budget..
Let's see if the media go into hysteria mode to get her to resign, like they would if a Tory Chancellor lied to Parliament and the country?
.We keep a few grand in ISAs as an emergency fund instant access if we need it, the rest is all in premium bonds had them since 2021 and no word of a lie we've won a few quid every month since we've had them, don't know anything about stocks & shares and certainly at this stage in our lives don't see the point.You don't need to know anything about stocks and shares, Mick. You just hand over your dosh to a fund manager and they invest it for you, according to chosen risk level. Then they take a cut every year now matter how the fund performs.
Another one I heard from Martin Lewis yesterday evening, pensioners will not have to pay income tax on their state pension, even if/when the pension exceeds the 20% tax threshold, which it will do in 2027..
However, they will have to pay tax on their occupational pension.
.Not enough for defence. 2.6 % GDP so a soft budget. You got off lightly.We can't spend money on defence and take 500,000 children out of poverty. The wánker Starmer was getting all emotional about these children on the news at lunchtime. Playing to his back benchers again.
Weren”t NATO members supposed to up spending to a target of 5%, as per Trumpy?
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.Everyone's circumstances are different. My wife still, officially, has 12 years to go until retirement. She won't wait that long, of course.State pensioners, like me, have already had a £200 winter fuel allowance and will get about £550 next April. There's nothing to moan about there. Also, over 65's get to keep their full £20,000 tax free isa allowance..
Anyone who complains about the reduction to £12,000 from April 2027....well....you can hardly claim poverty if you can afford to save that much.
Better off spending any cash in ISAs now, can't see any point in being the richest guy in the cemetery.
State pensioners, like me, have already had a £200 winter fuel allowance and will get about £550 next April. There's nothing to moan about there. Also, over 65's get to keep their full £20,000 tax free isa allowance..
Anyone who complains about the reduction to £12,000 from April 2027....well....you can hardly claim poverty if you can afford to save that much.
Jimmy Cliff the reggae legend.
There were rumours going round a few years ago that Russia's FSB (KGB) had caught Donald Trump with a 'honey trap' with a hooker in a Moscow hotel when he was there on business before he got into politics..
The story went that when the intelligence agents went into the room the hooker was giving him a 'golden shower'.
Doesn't seem unlikely to be fair.
Christmas? No.
