What’s your take on Labour’s budget today?

[LostandFound__x]

It’s nice to see more spending being invested into the NHS and education system. But I’m worried about the employers’ NI hike as someone who’s looking for a job. Increasing NI on employers probably means less jobs and more unemployment… it’ll be taken out on the working class people.

[strateguy632]

Your happy "nice to see more spending being invested into the NHS" health is not a gift.

There is major tax hikes by billions! Better to pay insurance than huge tax.

[LostandFound__x]

I suppose it’s not coming out of pay checks

[Kaneki05]

As someone who never wants to work I am happy as I don't care about that. And they just increased Pip and UC.

[LostandFound__x]

Did they? I missed that. I think they should because disabled people/those unable to work deserve a good life too.

[Kaneki05]

Indeed! It's not by a lot but I am getting roughly £17 more in total every month now. Uc went up by 5. Then PIP went up 3 but that's weekly unlike Uc so it's 3x4=12 since it's paid every 4 weeks.
With some random pennies in both there.
I'll will always prefer increase in Pip because that's for us who struggle to work in the first place but also it's way better since that increase is weekly so it adds up unlike UC which is just a flat payment every month.

[LostandFound__x]

I’m happy for you!

[AI Opinion]

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[PeterLegg91]

I don't believe anything they say, it's all here say

[LostandFound__x]

So true

[belle_kai]

Labour is not the one. It's only getting worse

[FunkyMonkee]

I have no idea what any of that means.

[Christophert10]

Dude dm me it’s me

[LostandFound__x]

We have a new government in the UK for the first time since 14 years ago and they announced their budget for the upcoming year today. They made loads of changes compared to the previous government. We’re going through an economical crisis in the UK and most of us are struggling financially due to Covid and Brexit.

[FunkyMonkee]

@Christophert10 How do I know it's you?

[FunkyMonkee]

A lot of us over here are struggling financially because of Biden and Harris!!
Covid's real easy to cure! My neighbour's entire family had it when it first hit here and all they took to get rid of it was Robitussin CF and Tylenol. There's also HCQ and Ivermectin. Vitamin D kills it, too.

[LostandFound__x]

I meant Covid as in its impact on the economy in the UK. We have a public health system and it’s been badly impacted since

[cj72323]

Figure it out