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Budget 2017
Some more links :
- Budget 2017: HM Treasury
- Budget 2017 live: The Guardian
- Budget 2017 live: BBC News
Well (from an advice perspective at least) that wasn’t very exciting ...
... looks like just the social care announcement(s) at paras 5.5 and 5.6 .... and the self-employed / NIC stuff at 3.5
Anyone spot anything else?
... looks like just the social care announcement(s)...
“I have an egg cup full of water to extinguish this blazing inferno”
or better from one of my social work colleagues… that’ll be a packet of crisps for everyone then!
[ Edited: 8 Mar 2017 at 04:41 pm by Dan_Manville ]Looks like the NIC changes are being paused -
Theresa May said on Thursday she will delay legislating to implement a controversial national insurance rise for self-employed workers until the autumn, after a public rebellion by senior Conservatives, including a government minister.
The measure was a centrepiece of Philip Hammond’s first budget, which had appeared to be unravelling on Thursday, as a series of MPs voiced concern about the policy.
It’s a bit naughty to suggest that the NI increases are justified by greater entitlements the week before the cuts in ESA: the self employed person’s sick pay.
Breaking via the Guardian -
Treasury drops NICs increase for self-employed in major U-turn
Chancellor to make a statement in the House later ....