COVID-19

I think it will be looked at but time it right when all shops are reopening etc and you will get that boost. Go to 17.5% and time it with shops opening, kids going back to school etc and you’ll get those receipts into the government purse quickly. Will be a huge boost then. Do it now and it will get lost in the nothingness of the next 6 weeks or so while we adjust to the new phases.

it was reduced after 2008 recession so can see it happening after this

 

Yeah does seem a failing on the government part. PAYE is an easy win I suppose. Hopefully you get some news soon

 

i can therefore understand why some will support the easing of restrictions if it means they can actually get out and earn some money if they have had next to no assistance since the LD. people will evaluate the risk and if they can operate within the new guidelines they’ll do it. There may well end up a divide a conquer between the furloughed and the not furloughed, I could see that down the line, there will already be a heightened ‘suspicion’ within society, a good breeding ground for deflection like that. that’s not my opinion btw, i’m glad measures are being extended, it’d be nice to just have an update or a bit of clarity, in order to plan ahead.

 

I had a letter last week from HMRC saying the same even though I had retired last summer after 28 years self employed...UTR number was on the letter so I don't know where else you would find this...

 

I think its on your tax return too

 

What's one of them....?

 

ok thanks, i was following the ‘the IR will contact you’ message that was put out, but I’ll have a look tonight.

 

German footy back on Saturday ?.

 

behind closed doors?
More money for TV companies

 

I'll only be watching the first 45 minutes to wean me back into football, I dont want to over dose .

 

Watch some replays of this seasons " performances " by our superstars, that will cure you of any Football over doses Dave , like going cold turkey ( alledgedly ) .

 

Never mind "cold turkey"... more like "headless chickens".

 

Thats what my accountant pretty much said, just follow the advice on the link and they do the rest.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52640696

I do give up.. so we can all view stranges houses that are for sale but not allowed in our families houses.

Is this a joke? No wonder this is late news...

 

Its getting to be that we can do quite a lot now, other than visit family.

The one on one rule that you cannot see both your parents at the same time, even if you are social distancing in a park for example is bonkers, especially when you can spend all day in an office with loads of colleagues, as I have been doing throughout the whole of lockdown.

 

On Radio 5 they were trying to work out why all these things could happen but still not see family and the end of it was it was all based around necessity. Basically seeing family will be low on the list as it isn’t necessary for anything else. Viewing houses is to open up the housing market,

 

A lot of expert opinions now about that the lockdown isn't as effective as they think. A lot of the lockdown is as you allude to, bonkers.