Brown completely screwed the tax system with "Tax Credits". As an employer the amount of time I've had people say to me in interviews or if I've offered them extra shifts in the p… (View Post)

The whole effect of these benefits is it traps people claiming them into thinking its not worth working any more or not worth seeking a promotion and a pay rise because they don't get any extra … (View Post)

It is the real marginal tax rate. We always talk about tax rates at the marginal amount for good reason. If someone is earning £51,000 then would you say looking at income tax alone that they're… (View Post)

To be fair he's quoted lines I've been using here for a long time. Some of his attack lines could have been lifted straight from my thread header the other day. So I may not be impartial. 😉 (View Post)

How does that help someone who wants to eg earn £20 or £100 extra and needs to work 9 or 50 extra hours of overtime to do so? (View Post)