Boris licks the 3rd rail

[rcjordan]

Boris Johnson to hike taxes to tackle Covid and social care crises
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/07/boris-johnson-to-hike-taxes-to-tackle-covid-and-social-care-crises.html

[rcjordan]

^{Read my lips / Conservative manifesto pledge}

Social care tax rise: Boris Johnson wins Commons vote - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-58492169

[Chunkford]

In reality it's more like a 10% increase.
Plus adding it to the Nation Insurance to start (with it moving out as it's own tax in 2023) is sneaky.

I foresee a storm coming, and not a pretty one at that, especially when everything is going up as well.

[rcjordan]

>more like a 10% increase.

And the social tax is just the one the media is mostly talking about. There are other significant taxes added as well.

[Rupert]

Other things going up:
UK energy prices, up over 30%
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/energy-data-and-research/data-portal/wholesale-market-indicators

I was just looking to renew....

[rcjordan]

'I dread a new provider': Bulb customers mourn its collapse  | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/nov/23/bulb-customers-energy-supplier-collapse-customer-service