How are they planning to fund this when we already run a 12% budget deficit in Scotland?
Which to put into perspective, the Greek deficit peaked at around 15% during the Greek Debt Crisis.
ReligiousGhoul on
>The 168-page document calls for all bus services to be taken into public ownership, primary school class sizes to be cut to 20, a family doctor for every 1,000 residents, the building of nearly 80,000 new social homes by 2031 and several new railway lines, and the introduction of 570 hours of free childcare each year for children between six months and two years old.
>But Greer admitted they did not know how much this would all cost. “The concept of a fully costed manifesto is frankly a misleading one to the public,” he said.
Forget about the Pound Sterling, we’re moving to a Vibes-based economy.
FlaviousTiberius on
Taxing landlords just means rents go up, this is basically just taxing renters.
Playing_One_Handed on
Summed up very quickly.
> these policies would be funded by new taxes and levies targeting the wealthy and large companies.
> Greer admitted they did not know how much this would all cost.
They are making up the numbers. Expect more taxes and everything to cost more as businesses just make consumers pay.
Taxing wealthy more is more viable. No they don’t they just leave. It is complicated. Better to aim at loopholes however. Almost all parties say this so greens are not unique. Only in that they have not proved they can do it.
Its better to look else ware but basically all these taxes just make cost of living higher. Best hope is the property value tax. Still, average person who owns a house also pays more.
Favourite in it; Greater reliance on local councils raising revenue themselves… Councils assumed to increase tax rates to fund expanded services… oh.
LargeLetter1 on
That wealth tax is doing a lot of work.
Quite amazing what you can achieve when you treat any scrutiny of your tax plans as a personal attack.
limaconnect77 on
Gonna have a lot of who oppose and/or don’t give a shit about stuff like that. Then the other lot questioning how it can be funded.
NoTitleChamp on
Reminder folks as people here the last few weeks legitimately don’t seem to know this, Scottish Greens and The Green Party are not the same thing and haven’t been since the 90s.
Wondering_Electron on
Having all these additional services that haven’t been costed or have any remote idea on how to fund them from a home nation that needs the rest of the UK to subsidise them at the best of times is absolutely wild.
Edit – I used to think the Greens might be a relevant alternative. It turns out they are just bat shit crazy fruit cakes.
fitzgoldy on
Terrible manifesto with no idea how to pay for it all….yet people will vote for it.
TheBlackDemon1996 on
Shame there’s not a candidate for them where I live.
ancapailldorcha on
More evidence that the Greens just aren’t a serious party. A shame because I do like some of their policies and the free bus travel thing could be really nice if funded properly.
makefascistfearagain on
Greens say this is what we want to do – everyone loses their minds
Labour lies about what they’re going to do – gobble gobble lord starmer
Sunshinetrooper87 on
I think free buses for parents would be better than just under 30s. My kid already gets a free bus pass but it costs me over a fiver for a ticket.
I just end up driving. My kid wants to take the bus though.
stumac85 on
All I can think of is principle Skinner rubbing his fingers together at the PTA meeting 😂
BrightonTeacher on
Good on em.
People in this sub can be very miserable
Effective_Guitar_206 on
Cool, so I can sit on my arse and get the bus everywhere, while those with the motivation to work get taxed to pay for me. Seems like a great idea to me! /s.
TheOneTrueHonker on
This is a brilliant manifesto – definitely something to aspire to.
Wadarkhu on
I don’t think basic income would work in this country, landlords will just up their rent for however much it is. Don’t forget any sort of welfare often being “locked” and unable to rise with everything else.
BroodLord1962 on
There is no such thing as free, someone is going to have to pay for it. Same for the basic income, if you work then expect a massive jump in how much tax you will pay under a Green Party
Equivalent_Bag_6960 on
They should have said they hate the English and want independence
bigfrew on
Just make everything free in Scotland and be down with it
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How are they planning to fund this when we already run a 12% budget deficit in Scotland?
Which to put into perspective, the Greek deficit peaked at around 15% during the Greek Debt Crisis.
>The 168-page document calls for all bus services to be taken into public ownership, primary school class sizes to be cut to 20, a family doctor for every 1,000 residents, the building of nearly 80,000 new social homes by 2031 and several new railway lines, and the introduction of 570 hours of free childcare each year for children between six months and two years old.
>But Greer admitted they did not know how much this would all cost. “The concept of a fully costed manifesto is frankly a misleading one to the public,” he said.
Forget about the Pound Sterling, we’re moving to a Vibes-based economy.
Taxing landlords just means rents go up, this is basically just taxing renters.
Summed up very quickly.
> these policies would be funded by new taxes and levies targeting the wealthy and large companies.
> Greer admitted they did not know how much this would all cost.
They are making up the numbers. Expect more taxes and everything to cost more as businesses just make consumers pay.
Taxing wealthy more is more viable. No they don’t they just leave. It is complicated. Better to aim at loopholes however. Almost all parties say this so greens are not unique. Only in that they have not proved they can do it.
Its better to look else ware but basically all these taxes just make cost of living higher. Best hope is the property value tax. Still, average person who owns a house also pays more.
Favourite in it; Greater reliance on local councils raising revenue themselves… Councils assumed to increase tax rates to fund expanded services… oh.
That wealth tax is doing a lot of work.
Quite amazing what you can achieve when you treat any scrutiny of your tax plans as a personal attack.
Gonna have a lot of who oppose and/or don’t give a shit about stuff like that. Then the other lot questioning how it can be funded.
Reminder folks as people here the last few weeks legitimately don’t seem to know this, Scottish Greens and The Green Party are not the same thing and haven’t been since the 90s.
Having all these additional services that haven’t been costed or have any remote idea on how to fund them from a home nation that needs the rest of the UK to subsidise them at the best of times is absolutely wild.
Edit – I used to think the Greens might be a relevant alternative. It turns out they are just bat shit crazy fruit cakes.
Terrible manifesto with no idea how to pay for it all….yet people will vote for it.
Shame there’s not a candidate for them where I live.
More evidence that the Greens just aren’t a serious party. A shame because I do like some of their policies and the free bus travel thing could be really nice if funded properly.
Greens say this is what we want to do – everyone loses their minds
Labour lies about what they’re going to do – gobble gobble lord starmer
I think free buses for parents would be better than just under 30s. My kid already gets a free bus pass but it costs me over a fiver for a ticket.
I just end up driving. My kid wants to take the bus though.
All I can think of is principle Skinner rubbing his fingers together at the PTA meeting 😂
Good on em.
People in this sub can be very miserable
Cool, so I can sit on my arse and get the bus everywhere, while those with the motivation to work get taxed to pay for me. Seems like a great idea to me! /s.
This is a brilliant manifesto – definitely something to aspire to.
I don’t think basic income would work in this country, landlords will just up their rent for however much it is. Don’t forget any sort of welfare often being “locked” and unable to rise with everything else.
There is no such thing as free, someone is going to have to pay for it. Same for the basic income, if you work then expect a massive jump in how much tax you will pay under a Green Party
They should have said they hate the English and want independence
Just make everything free in Scotland and be down with it