Not surprised at all that he's cut corporation tax. If he's going to hike the living wage up, it makes sense to free up that shortfall for companies with a tax cut otherwise jobs would be lost. Makes sense to me, too, much better than taxing more then churning it back out through the state which is woefully inefficient.

Sugary drinks levy is a f*cking nonsense, though. If people want a can of coke they won't care if it's an extra 10p for god's sake the problem will not go away. Another example of a nanny state telling people what they can say, think, smoke and now eat and drink. F*ck off and leave us alone, please.

The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.

I think its actually not a bad idea, given that their is a very large cost to the UK in terms of sugar driven obesity in the UK, the mistake is limiting it to just drinks. Secondly, sugar is an addictive substance, one of the most addictive known not man, which has implications similar to both smoking and alcohol in that they have a 'hidden cost' borne by society that isn't recouped.

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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Got to save something for the next budget, where an announcement on a similar to tax on sugary foods can be expected. It's like when they say fuel duty will rise next year so that they can then subsequently freeze it again.

The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.

Actually I entirely agree with you on this, however I would suggest that isn't the case here. Its not a criminalisation of sugar, in say the way that cannabis or ecstasy are, but a levy to raise revenue on a substance that is harmful, and unregulated.

I also think a similar approach used with alcohol and tobacco to regulation of the recreational drug market would ultimately be in the best interests of society, drug users and non-users (where in the state or state licenced agents can provide recreational drugs for sale, through licenced outlets, from which the state takes fixed levy - just like with booze).

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The BBC had an accountant chappy on who explained why this is an election budget, Very interesting. The chancellor has brought forward capital expenditure so that he can spend virtually nill in 2020. He has let companies off corporation tax for three years, supposedly to give them time to adjust. What it does it saves up that income for him until 2020. This way he earns more and spends less, therefore being able to say that HE has got the country into the black.
This man has really learned his trade over the years. We have not had more of a magician as a chancellor, er, since the last one.
Politics, load of bollitics.

Don't mince words.
Tell us how you really feel.