The Chancellor will again delay plans to improve the business rates regime, pushing a nail in the coffin on the high street, and the Government will push back an announcement for improvement a second time. The commercial property tax has been condemned for high street woes – retail pays a quarter of rates despite makingContinue reading “Adding The Final Nail To The Coffin”
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What Are The Chances Of Plan B?
Rishi Sunak insisted there was no need to move to Plan B to cut COVID cases after health leaders debated whether there needed to be an urgent rollout of tougher measures to combat a surge in cases. The Chancellor insisted that the data showed that bringing back working from home and introducing compulsory COVID passportsContinue reading “What Are The Chances Of Plan B?”
In His Budget, Rishi Sunak Might Cut The VAT On Household Energy Bills
It was claimed that Rishi Sunak could cut VAT on household energy bills in the Budget to reduce the cost of the living crisis. The Chancellor is thought to be contemplating decreasing the 5 per cent rate even though he’s very little room for manoeuvre in the financial package on October 27. As well asContinue reading “In His Budget, Rishi Sunak Might Cut The VAT On Household Energy Bills”
Rishi Sunak Confirms Universal Credit Will Be Cut By £20 A Week In October
Rishi Sunak confirmed that Universal Credit will be cut for people across the country in October. During an interview, the Tory Chancellor was questioned about the UK Government’s plans going forward to support more disadvantaged families. He said the £20 a week uplift in the benefit would not be continued beyond the end of SeptemberContinue reading “Rishi Sunak Confirms Universal Credit Will Be Cut By £20 A Week In October”
The Government Could Pay £500 To Everyone Who Tests Positive To Encourage Self-isolation
Everyone testing positive for COVID could be paid £500 by the Government to self isolate, under plans reportedly being considered by ministers. The scheme, which would cost up to £450 million a week, aims to encourage more people to take a test and to persuade those who test positive to stay at home, regardless ofContinue reading “The Government Could Pay £500 To Everyone Who Tests Positive To Encourage Self-isolation”
BENEFITS BOOST
Rishi Sunak is considering giving six million people a one-off £500 benefit payment as part of plans to fight off a rebellion over Universal Credit. The lump-sum would be an alternative to continuing increased payments for Universal Credit claimants, which have provisionally been raised by £20 a week. The enhanced payments were introduced for 12Continue reading “BENEFITS BOOST”
Rishi Sunak’s Furlough U-Turn Was Right – But It Was Forced By His Own Grave Mistakes
This week we have entered a second national lockdown, which has forced the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to U-turn on extending the furlough scheme. Both these outcomes the chancellor didn’t want and doggedly opposed for weeks. He led the group of ministers in the cabinet who fought the circuit breaker when Labour supported it last monthContinue reading “Rishi Sunak’s Furlough U-Turn Was Right – But It Was Forced By His Own Grave Mistakes”
To Be Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak Must Dare To Be Disliked
Being the frontrunner in the Conservative leadership stakes seldom ends well, yet this is the position that the chancellor Rishi Sunak, dispenser, for now, of vast sums of other people’s money, find himself in. He’s the favourite to take over at some point as Boris Johnson’s leadership deflates like a soufflé and the Tory tribeContinue reading “To Be Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak Must Dare To Be Disliked”
In The Week Boris Told A Battered Britain It Was In For Another Six Months Of COVID Winter Misery
A news outlet has revealed that Carrie Symonds has enjoyed a five-star holiday in the exclusive Italian resort of Lake Como with her infant Wilfred. However, in the week Boris Johnson told Britons the UK was in for another six months of misery, yet his fiancee has been staying at the £600 a night GrandContinue reading “In The Week Boris Told A Battered Britain It Was In For Another Six Months Of COVID Winter Misery”
Boris Johnson Hits Reverse
Boris Johnson has unveiled a major crackdown on normal life in a bid to stop a second surge of the coronavirus. He will drop his back to work drive, announce constraints on socialising and levy a 10 pm curfew on bars and restaurants from Thursday. Pubs and other outlets will be permitted to serve seatedContinue reading “Boris Johnson Hits Reverse”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 