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Old 29-11-2011, 08:18   #15
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Re: George Osborne's £5bn gamble to stave off recession

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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet View Post
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Historically the UK averages 40-42% of the economy paid in tax, without spending cuts that needs to go up to 50 which would bring us near to Sweden, Denmark, etc, and leave you jumping up and down over the increased taxes.
That's actually a really good post
Certainly tallies with a lot of how I feel. I just hope all the capex is not just a white elephant, but is actually useful. Otherwise we just leaden the children with more debt
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