high speed rail
Clegg is right on the personal allowance – take the poorest out of tax
The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has said he thinks the Coalition should speed up the implementation of its pledge to increase the amount of money people can earn before they have to pay Income Tax (the ‘personal allowance’) to £10,000. The level is currently £7,475 and is scheduled to rise to £8,105 but Mr [...] Read the rest of this entry »
Clegg is right on the personal allowance – take the poorest out of tax
The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has said he thinks the Coalition should speed up the implementation of its pledge to increase the amount of money people can earn before they have to pay Income Tax (the ‘personal allowance’) to £10,000. The level is currently £7,475 and is scheduled to rise to £8,105 but Mr [...] Read the rest of this entry »
Non-job of the week
Our starter for ten today is not a non-job as such, but another example of why so many government projects go wrong. The Department of Health is looking to recruit a Chief Executive for Public Health England. The salary is circa £180K. Nowhere in the job description does it cite a requirement for the applicant [...] Read the rest of this entry »
Non-job of the week
Our starter for ten today is not a non-job as such, but another example of why so many government projects go wrong. The Department of Health is looking to recruit a Chief Executive for Public Health England. The salary is circa £180K. Nowhere in the job description does it cite a requirement for the applicant [...] Read the rest of this entry »
TaxPayers’ Alliance response to high speed rail announcement
The Government today gave the the go-ahead for the £32 billion HS2 high speed London to Birmingham rail project. We have been one of the most active critics of the proposals, following detailed research into the plans. Key findings are: HS2 will be enormously expensive, costing well over £1,000 per family, but only a fortunate minority will [...] Read the rest of this entry »
TaxPayers’ Alliance response to high speed rail announcement
The Government today gave the the go-ahead for the £32 billion HS2 high speed London to Birmingham rail project. We have been one of the most active critics of the proposals, following detailed research into the plans. Key findings are: HS2 will be enormously expensive, costing well over £1,000 per family, but only a fortunate minority will [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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