Comments on: Clegg’s Council Tax proposals make no sense http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/11/11/cleggs-council-tax-proposals-make-no-sense/ crass, boorish and more a bruiser than blogger Sat, 17 May 2008 04:39:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: John Groth http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/11/11/cleggs-council-tax-proposals-make-no-sense/#comment-105691 John Groth Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:51:44 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/11/11/cleggs-council-tax-proposals-make-no-sense/#comment-105691 If the politicians would spend only a little of their time on planning to reduce or eliminate government spending, or how to use tax money more efficiently, we would never get into these convoluted discussions of complicated tax increases. If the politicians would spend only a little of their time
on planning to reduce or eliminate government spending,
or how to use tax money more efficiently, we would never
get into these convoluted discussions of complicated tax increases.

]]> By: James Graham http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/11/11/cleggs-council-tax-proposals-make-no-sense/#comment-104783 James Graham Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:03:57 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/11/11/cleggs-council-tax-proposals-make-no-sense/#comment-104783 I'm not saying it's regressive, I'm just saying it isn't progressive. Bit of a pedantic point to make, I admit. The problem with Clegg using this billion to plug his pupil premium funding gap is that means supporting the overall tax take, something which he appeared to realise halfway through calling for it in the GMTV interview and thus got all confused. I’m not saying it’s regressive, I’m just saying it isn’t progressive. Bit of a pedantic point to make, I admit.

The problem with Clegg using this billion to plug his pupil premium funding gap is that means supporting the overall tax take, something which he appeared to realise halfway through calling for it in the GMTV interview and thus got all confused.

]]> By: Peter Black http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/11/11/cleggs-council-tax-proposals-make-no-sense/#comment-104712 Peter Black Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:56:08 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/11/11/cleggs-council-tax-proposals-make-no-sense/#comment-104712 I have to admit I thought this suggestion was strange as well. The 10% may be a flat rate of course but as it is a percentage then it is not completely regressive. The more you have the more you pay. I would have thought that the £1 billion being raised by this proposal would do well to fill the funding gap on Nick Clegg's pupil premium proposal. I have to admit I thought this suggestion was strange as well. The 10% may be a flat rate of course but as it is a percentage then it is not completely regressive. The more you have the more you pay.

I would have thought that the £1 billion being raised by this proposal would do well to fill the funding gap on Nick Clegg’s pupil premium proposal.

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