Do you want to discuss boring politics? (36 Viewers)

[chiefdave]

It is no wonder pubs and restaurants are closing at record rates the amount of products they have to sell to just break even is insane

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed she will introduce permanently lower business rates for retail, hospitality and leisure firms, paid for by higher levies on big properties.

Retailers have been crying out for business rates reform for years, with concerns that the tax creates an unfair playing field between high street and online firms, which only owe warehouse property taxes.

 

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[Marty]

Complain you can't afford to live in your mansion and drive your fleet of Range Rovers while telling other people they'd be fine if they cancelled Netflix!

It seems that way. Everyone really needs to start living below their means. Put money away for a rainy day etc. I'm on around 50k with overtime and drive a 10 year old car, colleagues are getting a brand new one every 2 years and paying more for a car then I do for my mortgage. Its mental the amount people are wasting to keep up appearances.

 

[PVA]

~500k children to be lifted out of poverty with the removal of the two child benefit cap

 

[rob9872]

~500k children to be lifted out of poverty with the removal of the two child benefit cap

Or

Approx 300,000 adults had more kids than they could afford and expected the state to help them out

 

[fernandopartridge]

Not sure how people are struggling on 50k tbh.

Depends on the circumstances but it's not a lot of money to come into a household with kids for example