Marching_On_Together

by **Twong** on Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:45 pm

Tomorrow...

http://itn.co.uk/news/9581a6539f1e9fd59 ... bf58b.html

Chancellor Alistair Darling's first Budget is expected to be the toughest since Labour came to power more than a decade ago.

An escalating national deficit makes tax cuts or spending boosts almost impossible and the forecasts are for a round of increases in "green" taxes on motoring and flying.

by **chimp** on Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:45 pm

Done us on the fags and booze as per usual, and that 'delay' on the fuel tax is bull - petrol will commonly be £1.10 a litre by summer.

by **Twong** on Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:07 pm

Filled up the motor this morning in anticipation, bugger.

£1:11 per litre on diesel here.

I'm glad I get my baccy from a man with a dog :wink:

Rip-Off Britain! :evil:

by **jolufc** on Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:09 pm

Sorry for having a blonde moment here, but what is a baccy

by **Twong** on Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:15 pm

Tobacco, I've rolled my own cigs for about 15 years
since they went up to £2 a packet!

Budget at a Glance

Main points of Chancellor Alistair Darling's Budget:

* From midnight on Sunday, alcohol duty rates to increase by 6 per cent above inflation: beer up 4p a pint, cider 3p a litre, wine 14p a bottle and spirits 55p a bottle.

* From 6pm today, cigarettes will go up by 11p for a packet of 20.

* From April 2010, no car tax will be paid in the first year on cars that emit less than 130 grammes per kilometre of CO2, with a higher first-year rate for the most polluting cars.

* Revenue from plane duty will be increased by 10 per cent because aircraft emissions are forecast to grow.

* Legislation to come into force in 2009 to impose a charge on plastic carrier bags if progress is not made on a voluntary basis.

* Growth and low inflation will be maintained, as the economy has expanded for a record ten years.