I think 80% payments must be taxable. Otherwise you would be much better off with no NI as well as no Income Tax. Govt has said employer can top up to 100% implying that you are worse off so must be … (View Post)

Usual story on here - everyone making the mistake that the public will be following detailed arguments about a highly technical subject. Of course they won't. 90%+ won't have the faintest i… (View Post)

Paul Johnson: Budget is consistent with fiscal rules in Con manifesto. (View Post)

Faisal Islam: "You now have deficits of 3%, 2%" Wow. (View Post)

Jesse Norman demonstrating that BBC experts just go for a headline theme rather than checking the numbers carefully. Borrowing not going up anything like as much as everybody thinks. (View Post)