Price rises

[JackSomething]

There's been plenty of moaning about Labour's budget, lots from businesses of course. Now there's an article on the BBC about Next raising prices on clothing to offset "an unusually high" £73m increase in staff wages and taxes, before going on to explain it's because of measures announced in the budget.

Now you could stop reading there and moan about Labour stifling growth or whatever. Or you could read on and find this blinder of a one line paragraph: "Next expects profits to rise by 3.6% to more than £1bn next year."

For fuck's sake.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgkxlnlne0po

 

[Niigata Jack]

There's been plenty of moaning about Labour's budget, lots from businesses of course. Now there's an article on the BBC about Next raising prices on clothing to offset "an unusually high" £73m increase in staff wages and taxes, before going on to explain it's because of measures announced in the budget.

Now you could stop reading there and moan about Labour stifling growth or whatever. Or you could read on and find this blinder of a one line paragraph: "Next expects profits to rise by 3.6% to more than £1bn next year."

For fuck's sake.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgkxlnlne0po

Greedy greedy bastards like all the rest, they're all starving twats, Mrs like's the clothes in next especially the cashmere stuff they sell M&S the same that stuff ain't cheap

 

[exiledclaseboy]

I read in the darkest recesses of the internet somewhere that pubs are closing cos of the increase in employers’ NI. Which hasn’t taken effect yet. These serfs are raging tamping fuming that they Tory lords are nolnger in power. Bless ‘em. Oh of course they hate all politicians equally though

 

[rockinj]

The NI increase is and will damage growth.

I’m not against it because taxes do have to increase in the short term to plug the gap.

The issue all comes back to Labour boxing themselves in. However understandable that was.

Businesses plan so even if it isn’t in yet it will of course impact and it’s not signalling a business friendly environment.

Someone like Next is a bad example it’s the medium size businesses that will be impacted.

This is what frustrates me so much about this Country. There’s truth in both directions ie it is damaging to growth and it is also a necessity unless other taxes rise.

It’s also a fundamental example of why UK struggles as we won’t accept higher taxes but want world class public services.

For that to happen everyone has to pay more not just the “rich”

Tough few years ahead before potentially things get better. But let’s not kid ourselves that was a centre left austerity budget with a recalibration of tax and spend from the Osborne style.

 

[Niigata Jack]

I read in the darkest recesses of the internet somewhere that pubs are closing cos of the increase in employers’ NI. Which hasn’t taken effect yet. These serfs are raging tamping fuming that they Tory lords are nolnger in power. Bless ‘em.

I read in the darkest recesses of the internet somewhere that pubs are closing cos of the increase in employers’ NI. Which hasn’t taken effect yet. These serfs are raging tamping fuming that they Tory lords are nolnger in power. Bless ‘em. Oh of course they hate all politicians equally though

Oh of course they hate all politicians equally though

I'm not on Twatter, but you can add me to that list "Oh of course they hate all politicians equally though"

Then Torys are top of my despise list.

 

[Swanjaxs]

I read in the darkest recesses of the internet somewhere that pubs are closing cos of the increase in employers’ NI. Which hasn’t taken effect yet. These serfs are raging tamping fuming that they Tory lords are nolnger in power. Bless ‘em. Oh of course they hate all politicians equally though

I popped into the Eagle last Saturday night, haven't been over there for a while, even taking into account it was in-between Christmas and the New Year I was amazed how quiet it was, I think everyone is feeling the pinch. Prices have gone up, even just having a few quiet pints costs an arm and a leg nowadays.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

I popped into the Eagle last Saturday night, haven't been over there for a while, even taking into account it was in-between Christmas and the New Year I was amazed how quiet it was, I think everyone is feeling the pinch. Prices have gone up, even just having a few quiet pints costs an arm and a leg nowadays.

Undoubtedly. Times are tough and going to get tougher. But anyone blaming labour’s six months in power for that after 15 years of abject Tory fuckwittery is part of the problem.

 

[rockinj]

Undoubtedly. Times are tough and going to get tougher. But anyone blaming labour’s six months in power for that after 15 years of abject Tory fuckwittery is part of the problem.

I’m not going to defend tories but it isn’t all to do with them.

Covid had huge impacts and the international conflicts have caused economic turbulence.

The World is in a very difficult place.

This is not 1997 when Labour had a blank cheque pretty much. But yes I think so far they’re giving it a good go.

Any fiscally moderate conservative should be respectful of what they’re doing even if there’s some amendments at that margins potentially.