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The primary reason the markets have reacted is that fiscal policy and monetary policy are at odds, and the OBR has yet to provide an updated forecast.
you'll be aware that as of this morning, almost all losses incurred in the past week have been recovered. Typical city boys playing fast and loose with politics to make a killing. This is not new.
How did so many Tory tw@ts vote for Truss.?
Incredible.
Why does it matter if gilts fall in value, other than if the holder is selling? Lower priced assets make the gilt more attractive to those taking a long position. The BoE buying back gilts in the way they did was to get them on the cheap. Whilst the BoE is nominally independent of political influence, its still the government's banker and has to act in its best interests.
Is there any evidence that tax cuts boost economic output?
Surely a better approach would have extended the capital allowances super deduction. Businesses need to reinvest profits to improve UK Plc productivity, and we've seen significant improvement in investment in the past two years. Why not keep that going, which lowers long term costs and improves profitability and productivity, along with future Corp tax, VAT and PAYE receipts?
Thanks for being condescending. I'm pretty sure I know the markets better than you bob, how they work and how short and long positions often conflict.
The markets have returned to as they were pre mini budget. The funds who were taken by surprise with the tax cuts offloaded their assets whereas those who had taken time to digest have now acquired cheaper assets. The losers are the funds that were caught hopping and the winners are the funds that saw an opportunity.
It happens every day in the markets - this time the underlying cause were political however tomorrow it could be a drought in Kenya.
The simple answer is because taxation pays for vital services. If people get wealthy adding value then more power to them. I think business investment more often than not hinges on a decent education system, a stable economy, a healthy workforce. The current government believe it depends solely on low taxation and will try to convince you to think the same.
Out of interest, did you need to be given any evidence that tax cuts inherently cause growth before you decided to support the budget that wasn't a budget?
Look, I think the way the budget was presented was wrong, and I think the 45% top rate scrapping is wrong..
But..
It's only a few short months since the UK took the tax burden to "1940's levels"
https://inews.co.uk/news/spring-stat...eaways-1535611
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/b...ears-qsrx0wxxw
and opposition MP's were criticising tax rises
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60189393
Maybe these reforms will work?
Fact .The highest earning 1% in the UK pay an estimated 28% of all income tax – not the total “tax burden”. This is close to a record level.
I think the budget move is to motivate those big earners to stay as they are usually business people who provide growth and jobs.
I think the missing bit of the tax stimulus was those in the middle incomes I'd brought thier tax down from 40 % to 38% . and gave lower earners a 2% cut or raised threshold to 15000 before tax kicks in .
Don't forget lower paid workers up to the 39k were already taken out of the NI rise.