On the grapevine, every adult in the UK will be given £500 to spend in the shops to kickstart the High St.
So what will you spend yours on?
Can you imagine the outrage from the Tory rags if Corbin was doing it?
Boris will go down in history as the bankrupting PM.
£500 Boris bonus
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Re: £500 Boris bonus
Does a bike shop count as high street? Service and a pair of tyres on BoJo would be nice
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Re: £500 Boris bonus
Now THAT is putting tax monies to good use.Kwacky wrote:Beer and strippers
Strippers gotta eat too.
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Re: £500 Boris bonus
Daft idea imho. To create the effect this is intended to have, a temporary reduction in VAT would be a far better move for many reasons.
I'll splash my handout on groceries that I would have brought anyway, that'll undermine their gimick.
I'll splash my handout on groceries that I would have brought anyway, that'll undermine their gimick.
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Re: £500 Boris bonus
I can foresee inflation in double figures and the economy in recession/depression by the end of next winter, the worst combination of all.
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