Alan Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Pretty boring from a spend that is now today almost double since first Holyrood budget. Council Tax freeze benefiting middle to upper earners. Mirrored George Osbourne with 2nd home stamp tax. Mirrored George Osbourne by not touching income tax. Promised to "continue to maintain the safe operation of the Forth bridges"! Prison budget cut Police budget increased Meh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDange Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 It was never going to be anything spectacular with elections next year. The dependency parties will no doubt already be criticising and would expect Labour's Scottish Branch to make as much noise as they can before they are sent to oblivion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 More money for middle class students at uni. Austerity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 A party as radical and committed to social justice as a bored teenager waiting for a bus after their phone battery has ran out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainmac1 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Only middle class people go to uni? Labour will complain about this budget. They will be asked what they would have done different. Kazia Dugdale will go into spasm and shout Alex Salmond is bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 More money for middle class students at uni. Austerity! Most of my mates went to uni. None are even close to middle class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossy Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Pretty boring from a spend that is now today almost double since first Holyrood budget. Council Tax freeze benefiting middle to upper earners. Mirrored George Osbourne with 2nd home stamp tax. Mirrored George Osbourne by not touching income tax. Promised to "continue to maintain the safe operation of the Forth bridges"! Prison budget cut Police budget increased Meh Is this the official view of the Scottish Young Tory club, or did you make it up all by yourself ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 http://aidankerr.com/2015/12/16/scotbudget-2015/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainmac1 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Lol what a well balanced source that is. Not someone who has a grudge against all 'nationalists' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 As we have to wear badges on this board Aiden Kerr was a big "Yes" man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossy Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 As we have to wear badges on this board Aiden Kerr was a big "Yes" man. Scunnered was a big 'Yes' man, but he's up there with you when it comes to hating the SNP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoonTheSlope Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Pretty boring from a spend that is now today almost double since first Holyrood budget. Council Tax freeze benefiting middle to upper earners. Mirrored George Osbourne with 2nd home stamp tax. Mirrored George Osbourne by not touching income tax. Promised to "continue to maintain the safe operation of the Forth bridges"! Prison budget cut Police budget increased Meh Tartan Tories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 They're fixing the Hadaguain a year early. Woo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 They're fixing the Hadaguain a year early. Woo If you'd maintained it properly it wouldn't have got broken in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 If you'd maintained it properly it wouldn't have got broken in the first place. SNP cuts meant there wasn't enough paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekfaejapan Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Scunnered was a big 'Yes' man, but he's up there with you when it comes to hating the SNP. Aye, sad how his obsession with that as made him the most boring poster on the board since the referendum, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 Austerity by Scottish Government? To fit in with the current "banter". SNPgoooooood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilScotsman Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Pretty boring from a spend that is now today almost double since first Holyrood budget. Council Tax freeze benefiting middle to upper earners. Mirrored George Osbourne with 2nd home stamp tax. Mirrored George Osbourne by not touching income tax. Promised to "continue to maintain the safe operation of the Forth bridges"! Prison budget cut Police budget increased Meh Yep, raise everyone's taxes by the same proportion. That'll solve everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 Yep, raise everyone's taxes by the same proportion. That'll solve everything. Good explanation here of ability to raise tax from another who voted "Yes". http://www.predictableparadox.co.uk/2015/12/we-need-to-talk-about-tax.html?m=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new hugh Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 As we have to wear badges on this board Aiden Kerr was a big "Yes" man. Was he, aye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new hugh Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Absolute state of this, though. A party as radical and committed to social justice as a bored teenager waiting for a bus after their phone battery has ran out. #Seething. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Tories keen for SNP to raise income tax levels. Hmmmmm... I wonder what the reason behind that logic is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillinger Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Weird how everything on here has to be black and white. SNP good or SNP bad. I'm an SNP member and have always voted for them. Thinking of going Green in 2016 - probably give SNP my first vote and green the regional as they're not standing anyone. However, that doesn't mean I can't see that things like the council tax freeze are bad. I don't agree with everything in the budget. I don't see much wrong with the OP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Weird how everything on here has to be black and white. SNP good or SNP bad. I'm an SNP member and have always voted for them. Thinking of going Green in 2016 - probably give SNP my first vote and green the regional as they're not standing anyone. However, that doesn't mean I can't see that things like the council tax freeze are bad. I don't agree with everything in the budget. I don't see much wrong with the OP. What do you think is bad about it? I disagree with a lot of their policies but I think this is one of their best ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 What do you think is bad about it? I disagree with a lot of their policies but I think this is one of their best ones. Public services are suffering massively, council budgets are being stretched beyond what they can handle. The SNP came to power with promises of "scrapping the unfair council tax". Here's an exact quote from the 2007 manifesto: "Local taxes can be fairer. The SNP will scrap the Council Tax and introduce a fairer system based on ability to pay. Families and individuals on low and middle incomes will on average be between £260 and £350 a year better off. Nine out of ten pensioners will pay less local tax" We're now 8 1/2 years on. The Council Tax remains. The SNP have been a majority administration for years and yet this unfair tax continues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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