This page is no longer updated, and is the old forum. For new topics visit the New HOL forum.
Register | Edit Profile | Subscriptions | Forum Rules | Log In
cryrst The garden of England 17 Jul 23 5.14pm | |
---|---|
Originally posted by JRW2
I don't know whether I understand this fully. Looking at the 2 first paragraphs of the above edited version of cryrst's post, are "gifts" and "exemptions" two different things. Could someone, for example, make "gifts" of £250 a year to 10 people and still have his £3000 "exemption" available to give away as he saw fit? Then it seems that someone can in addition to the above make "regular payments" to another person. Does that mean only one person or any number? And is £720 a year a limit or just an example? No wonder Tolly's, the accountant's bible, runs to over 1000 pages. I think one of the Treasury's main aims must be to make tax law incomprehensible. Why not get rid of these footling allowances and the conditions and exclusions that surround them and just have one simple allowance? Or, preferably, get rid of the whole thing! Also if they get married its 5 k as a gift. Better get used to wedding cake
|
|
Alert a moderator to this post |
Matov 17 Jul 23 6.22pm | |
---|---|
Should inheritance tax be abolished? 100%. Will this modern Conservative Party ACTUALLY abolish it should they somehow win the next election? 0% Nothing more than just dangling red meat in front of the decent people it has betrayed over the last decade or so. These pieces of s*** actually got rid of a Prime Minister because she wanted to cut tax. And now they are putting this out there? They are taking us all for morons.
"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell. |
|
Alert a moderator to this post |
eagleman13 On The Road To Hell & Alicante 17 Jul 23 6.34pm | |
---|---|
Originally posted by Matov
Should inheritance tax be abolished? 100%. Will this modern Conservative Party ACTUALLY abolish it should they somehow win the next election? 0% Nothing more than just dangling red meat in front of the decent people it has betrayed over the last decade or so. These pieces of s*** actually got rid of a Prime Minister because she wanted to cut tax. And now they are putting this out there? They are taking us all for morons. Nothing changes Matov, isn't that the same for ALL goverments?
This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise. |
|
Alert a moderator to this post |
Matov 17 Jul 23 6.52pm | |
---|---|
Originally posted by eagleman13
Nothing changes Matov, isn't that the same for ALL goverments?
A fundamental difference. Edited by Matov (17 Jul 2023 6.53pm)
"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell. |
|
Alert a moderator to this post |
Hrolf The Ganger 17 Jul 23 7.18pm | |
---|---|
Originally posted by Matov
A fundamental difference. Edited by Matov (17 Jul 2023 6.53pm) Hardly reasons to vote for them. I'd rather have a tin of spam as Prime Minister than Keir Starmer and we already have something approaching one.
|
|
Alert a moderator to this post |
georgenorman 17 Jul 23 7.41pm | |
---|---|
Originally posted by Matov
Should inheritance tax be abolished? 100%. Will this modern Conservative Party ACTUALLY abolish it should they somehow win the next election? 0% Nothing more than just dangling red meat in front of the decent people it has betrayed over the last decade or so. These pieces of s*** actually got rid of a Prime Minister because she wanted to cut tax. And now they are putting this out there? They are taking us all for morons. is it too soon to look back on the Truss premiership as a golden age?
|
|
Alert a moderator to this post |
Matov 17 Jul 23 7.46pm | |
---|---|
Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
Hardly reasons to vote for them. I'd rather have a tin of spam as Prime Minister than Keir Starmer and we already have something approaching one. I don't disagree but I am convinced Starmer is effectively being put into power by way of taking us back into the EU. And when they happens, then a new Brexit party will emerge. But this time it HAS to go for complete power. Potentially via adopting a full-on English nationalist stance but whatever happens, they have to at least try. Starmer is being gifted number 10 for the purposes of taking us back into the EU. Even this measure under discussion is aimed primarily at saving Tory seats in the shires. Can you honestly tell me at the the difference between what a Tory Government at the moment, still with a majority of 50 plus, is DOING any different to what a Starmer led Labour Government would do? Ignore what the Tories say, just on what is happening.
"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell. |
|
Alert a moderator to this post |
Hrolf The Ganger 17 Jul 23 8.50pm | |
---|---|
Originally posted by Matov
I don't disagree but I am convinced Starmer is effectively being put into power by way of taking us back into the EU. And when they happens, then a new Brexit party will emerge. But this time it HAS to go for complete power. Potentially via adopting a full-on English nationalist stance but whatever happens, they have to at least try. Starmer is being gifted number 10 for the purposes of taking us back into the EU. Even this measure under discussion is aimed primarily at saving Tory seats in the shires. Can you honestly tell me at the the difference between what a Tory Government at the moment, still with a majority of 50 plus, is DOING any different to what a Starmer led Labour Government would do? Ignore what the Tories say, just on what is happening. I'm not a fan of saying that it couldn't get any worse. It really could. I'd rather see an anti immigration, pro Brexit party now that can fight the next general election. It has to be credible and have a proper manifesto beyond its key aims.
|
|
Alert a moderator to this post |
Matov 17 Jul 23 9.23pm | |
---|---|
Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
I'm not a fan of saying that it couldn't get any worse. It really could. I'd rather see an anti immigration, pro Brexit party now that can fight the next general election. It has to be credible and have a proper manifesto beyond its key aims. I don't disagree but there is not the political foundations to build this, at the moment. The drive to get us out of the EU created a political revolution in this country. Metaphorically tore the Establishment another arsehole. But they recovered, and now here we are again. The next time we fight to leave the EU once again, it has to be about SO much more than just exiting. It has to be about wiping out the establishment because that is the only way to finally succeed. Westminster is far more our enemy than Brussels. That was the fatal mistake in the run-up to 2016. But we have to let what is going to happen in 2024 run its course. We NEED the stab in the back narrative if effective change is going to be made because otherwise this is all just a blip that will be smeared and written off.
"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell. |
|
Alert a moderator to this post |
Goal Machine The Cronx 17 Jul 23 10.50pm | |
---|---|
IHT receipts are around £7b and at an all time high. Seems odd that the government would scrap it. This combined with the scrapping of pension Lifetime Allowance and increasing the annual allowance to £60k will win some votes from the wealthy folk. People say they hate it, but as we say in the industry, IHT is a voluntary tax. It’s easy to avoid for most people if planned for but most are either not bothered enough to act or leave it too late.
|
|
Alert a moderator to this post |
HKOwen Hong Kong 17 Jul 23 11.25pm | |
---|---|
Conventional wisdom is only 4% of deaths incur IT, that's @ 20,000 per year according to Govt stats. It's an a emotive subject, rightly so , and will help keep votes in the blue wall areas.
Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance. |
|
Alert a moderator to this post |
Registration is now on our new message board
To login with your existing username you will need to convert your account over to the new message board.
All images and text on this site are copyright © 1999-2024 The Holmesdale Online, unless otherwise stated.
Web Design by Guntrisoft Ltd.