£45 is theoretical annual saving. But policy only lasts 6 months. So it’s 100% unfunded and the saving is not what Government is claiming. (View Post)

Darren Jones says none of VAT cut is funded. There was zero in Government budget for Digital ID. (View Post)

BBC: "The UK's new Chancellor John Healey says cutting VAT from domestic electricity bills will be funded from cancelling the Digital ID programme." So the BBC has swallowed it in full… (View Post)

I’m not sure even that is true. Were they really planning to spend £850m on Digital ID by next March? I doubt it - it hadn’t even started. Had the OBR forecast £850m on Digital ID this year? Sorry bu… (View Post)

If it's costing £850m this financial year (ie in a 6 month period) then it'll cost about £1.5bn in a full year EVERY YEAR. So scrapping the Digital ID cost of £600m per year clearly will no… (View Post)