Interesting, thanks
But the only thing that looks like a BIG new commitment is debt interest. So basically we are having to cut spending on eg housing benefit so that we can pay higher interest to the bond market??!!
Posted By: Old Git on November 19th 2010 at 15:56:21
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- Oh. He's gone. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 19, 15:09:55
- Good (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 19, 15:21:16
- well, government spending is actually gonna carry on rising (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 19, 15:39:04
- Which is baffling to me (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 19, 15:48:37
- It is confusing (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 19, 15:50:22
- see below for some of the reasons. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 19, 15:52:41
- It is confusing (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 19, 15:50:22
- Which is baffling to me (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 19, 15:48:37
- I think you can spin the cuts anyway you want really, depending on your leanings. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 19, 15:37:44
- Exactly (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 19, 15:47:30
- So, like, if your tax rate went up by 10% a year (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 19, 15:55:20
- well, in part, inflation (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 19, 15:51:47
- Interesting, thanks (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 19, 15:56:21
- well no, not really (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 19, 16:01:34
- But if the hike in unemployment comes from state sector jobs being shed (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 19, 16:16:55
- well, yes, and I guess that's part of the trade-off we're going to see (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 19, 16:23:48
- But if the hike in unemployment comes from state sector jobs being shed (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 19, 16:16:55
- well no, not really (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 19, 16:01:34
- Oh I see (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 19, 15:53:43
- yup. and we're still spending less than we 'would have' (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 19, 15:57:37
- Interesting, thanks (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 19, 15:56:21
- The ?9billion put aside incase Ireland goes tits up? (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge Small, Nov 19, 15:50:54
- And those with decent, secure jobs and tracker mortgages (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 19, 15:46:01
- indeed. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 19, 15:39:23
- Exactly (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 19, 15:47:30
- well, government spending is actually gonna carry on rising (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 19, 15:39:04
- Good (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 19, 15:21:16
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