Budget

[liadnan]

Bah. Navigate your way as you might around the Treasury page, all you will find is loads of guff. Where are the bloody numbers?

Oh well, I guess I'll find them eventually. So far as I can make out he hasn't actually done a huge amount. Loads of stuff frozen. Except increase cigarette duty by 8p on 20, the bastard.

Oh, hang on, the numbers are there now, under Full Report. Hmm. This is a serious document, you know, hard facts, figures and stuff. Do we really need headings like "Fairness and Prudence" as a heading in this kind of table?

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[kelvix.livejournal.com]

You didn't go to any of those lovely marketing events hastily prepared by accountants on the same day? Enraptured by the accountants I went to see (who dressed up following a theme of budget through the ages, including musical clues) I decided to go home, armed by inadequate notes. Now to wait to see whether any CLT lectures contain much reference to the B. Or plough through all the stuff in *taxation*. urgh.

I came out of it with the useful information on the increased nil rate band. But perhaps (I know) I glossed over quite a bit.

And I don't think the political guff serves much purpose in the detailed technical briefing, either, but YMMV.

[liadnan]

Nah, I was busy that day. At some point I am going to have to understand a bit more about tax than I currently do though. It's kind of the lurking elephant in the corner of the room in so much chancery work.

[kelvix.livejournal.com]

I know nuffing...

which chambers are you? Maybe I will meet you IRL in some way or other

[liadnan]

It's possible we will. I'd rather not identify my chambers here: google is just too good these days and I don't want someone searching for chambers name and coming up with my lj (ok someone really determined could blow my paltry cover in a moment's work but its more about not making it *too* easy). But if you go to my personal info page you ought to be able to see my email, so mail me and I'll let you know.