03/12/2024 11:13
The Guardian
Minister for safeguarding unveils measures including ‘right to know’, ensuring police tell victims the identity of online stalkers as soon as they canThere will be three urgent questions in the Commons today after 12.30pm, followed by a ministerial statement. Here is the running order.12.30pm: A Foreign Office minister will respond to a UQ from Priti Patel, the shadow foreign secretary, on Ukraine.Broken promises have consequences. This national insurance increase means lower wages, fewer jobs, the closure of businesses and lower growth.This government rightly says that its big economic mission is to drive up growth but this tax rise will undermine growth not unleash it.Small businesses are the engine of growth but these taxes will make it more expensive for them to employ people and harder to expand.Two months on from the UK budget and it is clearer by the day that not only was Labour’s massive national insurance tax hike ill-thought out, but that Scotland was clearly an afterthought.The UK government had the opportunity to explore more progressive and fairer ways to raise revenue – such as equalising capital gains tax with income tax or introducing a wealth tax. Instead, they opted for a path that shifts the burden onto those least able to bear it, at a time of significant financial strain on public services and businesses. Continue reading...
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