Budget day discussion thread. Your budget chat goes here.(Rules and links first post)

DoesNotCompute · 07-12-2010 05:29PM

Biggins wrote: »

DIRT up from 2% to 27% - thats hell of a jump!

Surely he meant to say up by 2% (i.e. from 25% to 27%, which would seem to be the case)

Duggy747 · 07-12-2010 05:29PM

MistyCheese wrote: »

I gotta ask, where are you getting the figure of €230 for monthly rent?

I'm applying the maths to myself, I pay €230 a month for rent.

Phony Scott wrote:

No TV or NTL?

Heh, no. Had it in the last house and thought it was a load of shìt. If I want to watch TV I'll use my trusty internet :pac:

jimthemental · 07-12-2010 05:29PM

ibarelycare wrote: »

Cent, not percent

Oh thank christ I was nearly going to quit the job.

FreudianSlippers · 07-12-2010 05:29PM

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

But a 1% tax levy? Sorry I have no TV or radio here. Did he mention when this is to take effect? I could if I wanted sign the contracts tomorrow.

I think he said tonight, but I'll defer to someone who can remember!

PeterIanStaker · 07-12-2010 05:29PM

Jesus mother of mary H Christ the brass neck on the kunt.

msg11 · 07-12-2010 05:30PM

Alcohol and Cigs left alone ??? LEGEND..

Wasn't too bad I have to say. Media hype about it.

That_Guy · 07-12-2010 05:30PM

What a fcuking joke. Confident in our future? I fcuking don't.

Aldebaran · 07-12-2010 05:30PM

It's all over now bar the shouting.

FreudianSlippers · 07-12-2010 05:30PM

I actually have to say - I was not expecting that...

Bar a few small things, I think that was a fairly fair and reasonable budget. It really had cuts across the board for all brackets and it does hit the higher earners more!

kfallon · 07-12-2010 05:30PM

jd007 wrote: »

"This government has faced up to its responsibilities"

lol

That'll be replayed on UK Gold for years to come!!!!

SeaFields · 07-12-2010 05:30PM

FCUK YE YE MISERABLE FCKING *****.

Clapping as if this budget is a good thing.

JONJO THE MISER · 07-12-2010 05:31PM

That_Guy wrote: »

Did I hear something about a betting tax?

There is already a betting tax of 2% but the bookies pay that for the customers, there wasn't a tax on internet betting but now that will be 2% as well, it wont affect the punter because the bookie will take the hit.
I think they should of put a 5% tax on betting, im a gambler myself but the bookies would take the hit not the punter as there is so much compettiton now.

ctrl-alt-delete · 07-12-2010 05:31PM

Now we hear all the same sh1t from the other crowd,

We could have done better blah blah blah,

What a waste of time.

TT09 · 07-12-2010 05:31PM

i taught it was a fair budget

Biggins · 07-12-2010 05:31PM

Evil_Clown wrote: »

Surely not on all savings !!!!
Is there a threshold

I didn't hear one mentioned.

TheZohanS · 07-12-2010 05:31PM

msg11 wrote: »

Alcohol and Cigs left alone ??? LEGEND..

Wasn't too bad I have to say. Media hype about it.

Won't hit booze, too many politicians with pubs.

ibarelycare · 07-12-2010 05:31PM

OisinT wrote: »

I actually have to say - I was not expecting that...

Bar a few small things, I think that was a fairly fair and reasonable budget. It really had cuts across the board for all brackets and it does hit the higher earners more!

I agree.

Biggins · 07-12-2010 05:32PM

SeaFields wrote: »

FCUK YE YE MISERABLE FCKING *****.

Clapping as if this budget is a good thing.

I think they were trying to drown out the shouts of "OUT!"

upandcumming · 07-12-2010 05:32PM

I thought that Lenihan spoke very well and powerfully, and although I was never a Fianna Fáil supporter, I would vote for that budget wholeheartedly.

Uriel. · 07-12-2010 05:32PM

without deeper analysis of all the announcements and without looking at the budget supplementaries, it really doesn't sound anywhere near as bad as it was made out to be...

will wait to see the fine print though.

thebigbiffo · 07-12-2010 05:33PM

has anybody a clue how income tax is gonna work out!!

FreudianSlippers · 07-12-2010 05:33PM

I do agree with FG that there needs to be more incentive and correction to get the economy going.

Fairly ok thing for FG to say that it wasn't Lenihan being an idiot but more misguided (paraphrasing).

Jamiekelly · 07-12-2010 05:33PM

Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. But when we start getting the interest rates for the 85 billion loan I am outta this country!

starbelgrade · 07-12-2010 05:33PM

Biggins wrote: »

DIRT up from 2% to 27% - thats hell of a jump!

They'll now be getting 27% of fuck all instead of 2% of fuck all.

Actually think it's starts a 4% for under 10k & goes up on a sliding scale.

That_Guy · 07-12-2010 05:34PM

From a mate of mine on Twitter:

Thank fcuk dey didn't touch fags and drinks

:rolleyes:

TheZohanS · 07-12-2010 05:34PM

Uriel. wrote: »

without deeper analysis of all the announcements and without looking at the budget supplementaries, it really doesn't sound anywhere near as bad as it was made out to be...

will wait to see the fine print though.

That's because there's an election next year.

DoesNotCompute · 07-12-2010 05:34PM

TT09 wrote: »

i taught it was a fair budget

Yeah, it wasn't that bad....

Then again I'll have to sit down and work out exactly how much they'll be screwing me for.

msg11 · 07-12-2010 05:34PM

I still want to see a massive reduction for long time welfare heads, they don't deserve it. People who were self employed and cannot get welfare do.

Something needs to be done, it ain't right.

Kev_ps3 · 07-12-2010 05:34PM

Lowering the minimum wage is a disgrace.

FreudianSlippers · 07-12-2010 05:35PM

I'd like to see what FG's actual budget is rather than hearing this bullshít of just disagreeing.

Come on... I'm no FF fan, but standing there going "that's no good" doesn't help.

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