As anyone who has to complete tax returns will know, January is a bumper month for payments.This means the government is on track to have a smaller deficit this financial year.
Many have seen their funds plummet once inflation is taken into account since 2010, and services cut as a result.While the uncertainty over the outcome of Brexit remains, he can't afford to.4. The economy is on go-slow Part of the downgrade will be down to disappointing business investment in the wake of the referendum, and part reflecting an unexpected slowdown elsewhere, particularly in the likes of Germany and Italy.Will there be the"deal dividend" that the chancellor has touted before, that is, a rebound in corporate and consumer spending if and when the uncertainty lifts? .5.
BBCPolitics It should be postponed. It’s a nonsense with Britain in its present total chaos, political and hence financial
BBCPolitics only one thing that matters-he's still chancellor
BBCPolitics Well it’ll start with Phillip Hammond sacrificing the first lamb of the season in order to appeases the gods and speed up HS2 production. Then when that’s over it’ll be a bright forecast for the cabinet and The City and salt sprinkled cuts and “fuck yous” for the rest of us.
BBCPolitics Whats toffs will screw us for nexed still nasty party.
We can expect more lies from him
Why don't you report on the Loan Charge and HMRC bullying behaviour?
BBCPolitics He has no idea on the figures until we see how the Markets react to whatever happens over Article 50
IT'LL BE A WASTE OF TIME
PhilipHammondUK will you lie about the Loancharge, or tell the truth about its impact and how defective it is?
Given how much money May seems to have available to splash around to achieve her own objectives, I hope he is not planning to explain how difficult things are and how he needs to plunder our pockets to top up Mrs May’s Magic money tree!
A Tamil girl raped and video taped 200 girls taped and raped tamilnadu India Make it a serious issue
How can a government keep so many in poverty, while giving themselves pay rises and expenses!!! Time hasn’t changed since the 1400’s...the rich get richer and the poor get taxed to the hilt to pay for these greedy b*****’s
Number one. It is a spring fever. Politicians are getting mad.
It will mean nothing in a few months
Are we still doing these?
Can there be a vote to delay it until the summer?