Of course, nothing to do with elements of the media reporting what the government will ‘definately’ do and then then reporting a ‘u-turn’ when they’re just reporting possibilities.
laredocronk on
The run up to the budget is the same length it always is.
The relentless media hype and speculation about what “might” be in the budget, or what “hasn’t been ruled out” is far more of a problem.
Maybe we should start doing surprise budgets, where the chancellor just stands up one day and announces a load of new policies…
duke_dastardly on
Isn’t the ‘run up’ always the same? It’s just that now we have news media whose sole purpose is to sow uncertainty wherever they can and undermine an elected govt at every opportunity. I’m no fan of this govt, but the media circus surrounding them is not good for this country as a whole.
MingTheMirthless on
Nothing to do with quantitative easing, austerity, Brexit, debt leveraged international buyouts, online shopping from China, changes in consumer leisure patterns, working from home, crippling rents, massive debts or suppressed wages? Why is news stuck in gossip based hell? What is NOT being reported?
DavidPooleWrites on
A business that is depending upon the budget has a big business problem
NoExperience9717 on
The problem is that rather than a business as usual budget with some tweaks there are reasonable expectations of significant tax and/or regulatory changes affecting for example income tax, NI, IHT, stamp duty etc. Probably won’t all happen but given these could be worth a significant sum then hard to make commitments without knowing what’s coming up.
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Of course, nothing to do with elements of the media reporting what the government will ‘definately’ do and then then reporting a ‘u-turn’ when they’re just reporting possibilities.
The run up to the budget is the same length it always is.
The relentless media hype and speculation about what “might” be in the budget, or what “hasn’t been ruled out” is far more of a problem.
Maybe we should start doing surprise budgets, where the chancellor just stands up one day and announces a load of new policies…
Isn’t the ‘run up’ always the same? It’s just that now we have news media whose sole purpose is to sow uncertainty wherever they can and undermine an elected govt at every opportunity. I’m no fan of this govt, but the media circus surrounding them is not good for this country as a whole.
Nothing to do with quantitative easing, austerity, Brexit, debt leveraged international buyouts, online shopping from China, changes in consumer leisure patterns, working from home, crippling rents, massive debts or suppressed wages? Why is news stuck in gossip based hell? What is NOT being reported?
A business that is depending upon the budget has a big business problem
The problem is that rather than a business as usual budget with some tweaks there are reasonable expectations of significant tax and/or regulatory changes affecting for example income tax, NI, IHT, stamp duty etc. Probably won’t all happen but given these could be worth a significant sum then hard to make commitments without knowing what’s coming up.