Posted on 07/30/2024 8:27:57 AM PDT by george76
The new leftist Labour Party government in Britain announced plans to slash winter energy benefits for around 10 million pensioners while preparing massive tax hikes to fund soaring spending driven largely by mass migration.
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Rachel Reeves — the head of the Treasury Department — claimed that she “did not want to have to do this” but asserted that the previous Conservative government of Rishi Sunak had left a £22 billion “black hole” in Britain’s finances...
This deficit was exacerbated by illegal immigration and the asylum system, the overspend on which rose to £6.4 billion this year alone. The chancellor also pointed to more spending on the National Health Service (NHS), funding for the war in Ukraine, and highway and road maintenance.
To meet the spending costs, Reeves said that the government would scrap energy bill support this winter for potentially up to 10 million pensioners.
She said that all those who do not receive pension credit will have their support cut, despite the ongoing energy crisis in the country. .
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While the government decided to scrap money for elderly people to heat their homes and despite concerns over fuelling inflation, Reeves committed to a 22 per cent pay rise for junior doctors to end the longstanding labour dispute.
Despite the country suffering under the highest tax burden since the Second World War, Reeves also suggested that billions more in taxes would need to be raised when she unveils her Budget at the end of October, with death taxes and capital gains likely being targets to fill the £16.4 billion gap ...
A Value Added Tax (VAT) will also be imposed on private school fees starting at the beginning of next year, however, anyone who is paying advance fees will be caught up in the scheme starting this week.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Leftists and their Tax and Spend on themselves
Whats going on in europe will be here soon, no doubt in my mind.
Freezing the old folks and taking their money while bringing in their replacements.
I guess that’s what they wanted since they voted for it so need to feel sorry
Huh…..
Wonder if they could have seen this coming?
“Let’s vote for stupid people with stupid ideas with the stupid hope that they’ll stupidly steal money and give some to us stupid people!”
Pensioners - People who have behaved, and paid taxes all their lives.
Immigrants - People who have entered the country illegally, then go on welfare.
So the UK has decided to favor the latter over the former. I suppose that’s the safe thing to do. After all, you’ll be called a racist if you crack down on the illegals.
Crush the middle class between inflation / government money printing and high taxes..
Want to get your child away from bullying by migrants? Not so fast, my friend!
Stalin and other leftists hate middle class farmers / kulaks - thus the war on family famers, ranchers, other food producers..
How long until Scotland and Wales leave the union?
“This deficit was exacerbated by illegal immigration and the asylum system”
Suck it up whitey. Your new masters deserve to live in luxury because colonialism or something.
Time to decouple from London.
I expect mass deaths of pensioners in the UK this winter, but that will decrease the surplus population don’t you know.
If you’re assuming that ‘mass deaths of pensioners’ will be a consequence of this cut - the winter fuel allowance was tiny (£100) and makes precious little difference to anybody. It was only ever a cheap political gesture. It’s universal, so goes to many (including me) who don’t need it. Abolishing it is a sensible decision.
Yeah, that really sux, but, can they top our $35 trillion national debt?
btt
I thought I heard only 1 in3 Brits pay into the system. Immigrants even less.
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