The Budget '06
Another year, another budget speech...
I'm so glad I don't have to listen to the rubbish spouted by Gordon Brown.
I was recently told by the taxman that he wanted another £1,000 from me. Fortunately it was a mistake, and I only owe him about £30 according to his calculations, but I'll see what I can do to get that down...
Apparently this year it's a 'green budget'. Gas-guzzling chelsea tractors are going to be charged more road tax, with the most fuel-efficient cars paying nothing. I don't really understand the concept of road tax. Why bother making people pay road tax, when they can just be charged tax on the fuel they fill it up with? That way the most fuel efficient cars pay the least per mile, while also discouraging pointless journeys. Although I do agree that people should be checked that their car is safe to drive and that they have insurance, but if they don't have either why would they bother with road tax?
Oh, and in addition to charging more road tax, some more houses are going to get insulation. Why not provide double glazing? I could do with some, my house is freezing with the heating off.
That said, Brown's missed the point of a green budget. It doesn't charge any tax on aviation fuel, or discourage people from taking flights to whereever they want. (It can be cheaper to fly within the UK than to take the train. What's up with that? Stupid DfT.)
There's no big scheme to encourage people to recycle, or reduce their energy consumption. How about having some kind of competition... whoever can reduce their household energy consumption the most wins a Toyota Prius or whatever car is the most environmentally friendly on the date? Can you imagine the number of people who'd stop using electricity and gas from the mains? They'd be buying canisters of gas, campstoves, and starting fires in their houses, ideally not fuelled by their houses, but hey stupidity deserves to die.
Anyway, I don't like the big lug, nor his mates - not even his non-mates like Blair.
Wafty
I'm so glad I don't have to listen to the rubbish spouted by Gordon Brown.
I was recently told by the taxman that he wanted another £1,000 from me. Fortunately it was a mistake, and I only owe him about £30 according to his calculations, but I'll see what I can do to get that down...
Apparently this year it's a 'green budget'. Gas-guzzling chelsea tractors are going to be charged more road tax, with the most fuel-efficient cars paying nothing. I don't really understand the concept of road tax. Why bother making people pay road tax, when they can just be charged tax on the fuel they fill it up with? That way the most fuel efficient cars pay the least per mile, while also discouraging pointless journeys. Although I do agree that people should be checked that their car is safe to drive and that they have insurance, but if they don't have either why would they bother with road tax?
Oh, and in addition to charging more road tax, some more houses are going to get insulation. Why not provide double glazing? I could do with some, my house is freezing with the heating off.
That said, Brown's missed the point of a green budget. It doesn't charge any tax on aviation fuel, or discourage people from taking flights to whereever they want. (It can be cheaper to fly within the UK than to take the train. What's up with that? Stupid DfT.)
There's no big scheme to encourage people to recycle, or reduce their energy consumption. How about having some kind of competition... whoever can reduce their household energy consumption the most wins a Toyota Prius or whatever car is the most environmentally friendly on the date? Can you imagine the number of people who'd stop using electricity and gas from the mains? They'd be buying canisters of gas, campstoves, and starting fires in their houses, ideally not fuelled by their houses, but hey stupidity deserves to die.
Anyway, I don't like the big lug, nor his mates - not even his non-mates like Blair.
Wafty
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