Comments on: Brown's green Budget plans? More tax http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-3194.html/ PinkNews.co.uk Gay News (UK and world) from Pink News - all the gay news for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community in the UK and beyond- thegaynews from Pink News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:50:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Gendy http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-3194.html/comment-page-1/#comment-9551 Gendy Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:35:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-3194.html#comment-9551 "Couples under 75 will have a tax-free allowance up to £19,540 and for a couple over 75 up to £20,000."Hang on ...this is means-tested...if your income is above the threshold for this which is set at £20,000 you loose £1 of extra allowance for every £1 above the £20K in income so that:The over-65 tax-free allowance is approximately £3000 above the standard allowance so if your pension and other income is £23000+ then you loose all the extra allowance and your tax starts at the standard Personal Allowance and what is more - after this budget - tax kicks in a the new basic rate of 20%. Please remember this budget is neutral - for every tax penny given away another is clawed back elswhere...and as usual DINKIE Gays (double income - no kids) will be out of pocket big-time AGAIN!Do your sums properly guys! "Couples under 75 will have a tax-free allowance up to £19,540 and for a couple over 75 up to £20,000."Hang on …this is means-tested…if your income is above the threshold for this which is set at £20,000 you loose £1 of extra allowance for every £1 above the £20K in income so that:The over-65 tax-free allowance is approximately £3000 above the standard allowance so if your pension and other income is £23000+ then you loose all the extra allowance and your tax starts at the standard Personal Allowance and what is more – after this budget – tax kicks in a the new basic rate of 20%. Please remember this budget is neutral – for every tax penny given away another is clawed back elswhere…and as usual DINKIE Gays (double income – no kids) will be out of pocket big-time AGAIN!Do your sums properly guys!

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]]> By: Anonymous http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-3194.html/comment-page-1/#comment-9552 Anonymous Thu, 07 Dec 2006 09:05:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-3194.html#comment-9552 Unless Gordon isn't telling us something, this has nothing to do with "Pink" News. Unless Gordon isn't telling us something, this has nothing to do with "Pink" News.

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]]> By: peterrivendell http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-3194.html/comment-page-1/#comment-9553 peterrivendell Wed, 06 Dec 2006 18:23:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-3194.html#comment-9553 'Green' taxes to raise funds for disastrous wars? 'Green' taxes to raise funds for disastrous wars?

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