The Budget 2017 and Agriculture .

Martin Holden

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Trade
Location
Cheltenham
Flat budget in the main. However when a fuller picture of Brexit implications becomes clearer (if!) I wonder what future budgets will
look like? One of the Brexit issues is the exit cost Brussels speaks about and one of the largest is MEP's pension funds!! It will be fascinating to see what happens in the French and Dutch elections this year!
 

Martin Holden

Member
Trade
Location
Cheltenham
Nothing wrong with increased NI payments. That said the ineffficiencies in the NHS need addressing at the same time as raising more funding for it. There is still waste inside the NHS
 
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joe soapy

Member
Location
devon
Nothing wrong with increased NI payments. That said the ineffficiencies in the NHS need addressing at the same Tim as raising more funding for it. There is still waste inside the NHS
NHS,, just needs more administrators and increase their pay, ques will dissappear then.
We are seeing the public sector upper elecherons all throwing their underlings or customers under the bus in their drive to grab an even bigger share of the public purse..

I know i becoming a bit cynical, but watching Ginsburg last night going on about self employed when the reality was that most of the needy ones were going to be better off.
The red coat she was wearing whist filming probably cost enough to feed a family for a year
 

Martin Holden

Member
Trade
Location
Cheltenham
NHS,, just needs more administrators and increase their pay, ques will dissappear then.
We are seeing the public sector upper elecherons all throwing their underlings or customers under the bus in their drive to grab an even bigger share of the public purse..

I know i becoming a bit cynical, but watching Ginsburg last night going on about self employed when the reality was that most of the needy ones were going to be better off.
The red coat she was wearing whist filming probably cost enough to feed a family for a year


Yeh! I had the same feelings watching it last night. At the end of the day we live in a capitalist society so it's never going to be sensible about government owned organisations. If you delve into procurement for the NHS there is so I have been informed massive overcharging that is a total waste of tax payers hard earned money
 

joe soapy

Member
Location
devon
Ha, cousin was telling about his visit, nurse had a electric thermometer, being very protective about it, wasent working because needed new AA battery that was difficult to get,
thing cost hospital £124 on a bulk purchase.. Tesco had the same thing less than £20.
Yet on some things the NHS is brill, Neighbour fell off his push bike on Monday, broke the big knob off his thighbone[hip joint],, the surgeon couldent operate on him because he knew him.. Tuesday a new joint was fitted, following Monday he walked in our door for a brew
 

Old Boar

Member
Location
West Wales
This was in the small print and will probably effect many on here:-

From May, the cost of applying for probate will rise by as much as 9,000 per cent despite public opposition. Probate fees have typically just covered the cost of giving permission to hand out someone’s assets – the probate registry’s administration and staffing costs. Under the current system, estates worth more than £15,000 have to apply for probate. This is done by the executor of that person’s will. The fee is £215 and is paid to the probate registry.
At a time of distress, this rise will cause difficulty in funding these fees, which need to be paid in addition to the funeral expenses and inheritance tax before the executors can access the deceased’s assets”.

There will be no fee for estates under £50,000 – about 58 per cent of all estates.

After that it is £300 for estates worth up to £300,000; £1,000 for estates worth more than £300,000 and up to £500,000; £4,000 for estates worth more than £500,000 and up to £1million; £8,000 for estates worth more than £1million and up to £1.6million; £12,000 for estates worth more than £1.6million and up to £2million; and, £20,000 for estates worth more than £2million.

A straight tax on dying!
 

Steevo

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Location
Gloucestershire
This was in the small print and will probably effect many on here:-

From May, the cost of applying for probate will rise by as much as 9,000 per cent despite public opposition. Probate fees have typically just covered the cost of giving permission to hand out someone’s assets – the probate registry’s administration and staffing costs. Under the current system, estates worth more than £15,000 have to apply for probate. This is done by the executor of that person’s will. The fee is £215 and is paid to the probate registry.
At a time of distress, this rise will cause difficulty in funding these fees, which need to be paid in addition to the funeral expenses and inheritance tax before the executors can access the deceased’s assets”.

There will be no fee for estates under £50,000 – about 58 per cent of all estates.

After that it is £300 for estates worth up to £300,000; £1,000 for estates worth more than £300,000 and up to £500,000; £4,000 for estates worth more than £500,000 and up to £1million; £8,000 for estates worth more than £1million and up to £1.6million; £12,000 for estates worth more than £1.6million and up to £2million; and, £20,000 for estates worth more than £2million.

A straight tax on dying!


Worth signing this:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/188175
 

JP1

Member
Livestock Farmer
Hammond must be a farmer......... or a contractor at least.
Seems I'm not the only one who heard Nick Robinson (twaat) refer to him as Spreadshit Phil on the Today prog yesterday (Thursday).
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Nearly

Member
Location
North of York
This was in the small print and will probably effect many on here:-

From May, the cost of applying for probate will rise by as much as 9,000 per cent despite public opposition. Probate fees have typically just covered the cost of giving permission to hand out someone’s assets – the probate registry’s administration and staffing costs. Under the current system, estates worth more than £15,000 have to apply for probate. This is done by the executor of that person’s will. The fee is £215 and is paid to the probate registry.
At a time of distress, this rise will cause difficulty in funding these fees, which need to be paid in addition to the funeral expenses and inheritance tax before the executors can access the deceased’s assets”.

There will be no fee for estates under £50,000 – about 58 per cent of all estates.

After that it is £300 for estates worth up to £300,000; £1,000 for estates worth more than £300,000 and up to £500,000; £4,000 for estates worth more than £500,000 and up to £1million; £8,000 for estates worth more than £1million and up to £1.6million; £12,000 for estates worth more than £1.6million and up to £2million; and, £20,000 for estates worth more than £2million.

A straight tax on dying!
All plus VAT!
 

thesilentone

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Cumbria
Nothing wrong with increased NI payments. That said the ineffficiencies in the NHS need addressing at the same time as raising more funding for it. There is still waste inside the NHS

I think you could cut the NHS budget by 20% and never know it had happened.

The inefficiency, waste and miss-management create costs and losses of biblical proportions!!

£1,200,000,000 at the last count, that is £38.00 per second, 24 hrs day, 7 days per week.

The politicising of the NHS has, and will continue to be, it's ruination.

As for NI, the Cons pledged not to increase, presented badly at the budget and suffered the consequences.
 

SFI - What % were you taking out of production?

  • 0 %

    Votes: 79 42.5%
  • Up to 25%

    Votes: 65 34.9%
  • 25-50%

    Votes: 30 16.1%
  • 50-75%

    Votes: 3 1.6%
  • 75-100%

    Votes: 3 1.6%
  • 100% I’ve had enough of farming!

    Votes: 6 3.2%

Red Tractor drops launch of green farming scheme amid anger from farmers

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As reported in Independent


quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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