Will the government announce plans to cut subsidies in the HoC and the free parking? Moving tax thresholds will hit middle income people who need to pay rising mortgage costs. Raising top rate of tax to 50p would raise a couple of billion. Imposing tax on aviation fuel would raise quite a lot. Cuts in public spending will be counter productive in the long run. A windfall tax on banks would be good. However all these are tinkering and putting patches on. What we desperately need is a trade deal with Europe. Leaving the EU has meant an increase in paperwork and more barriers.
We will all be annoyed by 5pm. Not annoyed even next morning (Friday now) but
It was a bit here, and a bit there, give a bit and take a bit. Not a lot to get angry about, and not a lot to get angry about. The right wing are devastated which must be a good thing! he did sound Luke warm on energy efficiency and green power which is better than Truss. But energy efficiency spending in 2 years – why wait? Why not onshore wind farms now?
My take on the statement was one of, we know what we need to do but are afraid to go the whole hog, due to the IEA supported/supporting MP’s like Redwood and Sleaze-Dogg. Clever tactic of using delayed implementation of policies hoping people will forget by the time they happen. It also inhibits future (possibly Labour) governments who would need unpick policies – a bit like BREXIT.