“Bank of England rate cut just before budget is perfectly timed”

Mar 12, 2020 | Budget

An independent (financial adviser’s) view

Plenty of conspiracy theories around at the moment, most of them barking. China created the virus to infect America and it went wrong, Trump created it to get China, it was the Italian mafia, the Russians, take your pick. Here’s one closer to home. On Tuesday, the ‘independent’ Bank of England reduces interest rates. On Thursday, Chancellor Rishi says he can spend loads because interest rates are so low. Go figure…

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“Rachel Reeves may be forced to raise taxes”

“Rachel Reeves may be forced to raise taxes”

Why did she/they (in the old sense) think that tinkering around with IHT and CGT would be enough to sort out the NHS; and the potholes; and…and the list goes on. My guess is  that they asked the Treasury for a list of anything not involving income tax that they could get away with lightly, although they should already have learned from the winter fuel stuff that all publicity is not good publicity.