A maioria das pessoas diz que os serviços públicos da Grã -Bretanha não estão funcionando. Seja obtendo uma consulta médica, vendo um dentista do NHS ou pegando um trem. Portanto, é um chanceler “corajoso” que usa uma recepção inesperada para reduzir o seguro nacional (NI) em vez de investi -lo nesses serviços pressionados. Aparentemente não. Rachael Reeves, o chanceler das sombras, apoiará os cortes de impostos conservadores e tem seu próprio plano para alcançar esse crescimento ilusório. Ou eles considerarão que um pandemia e um enorme choque de preço energético derrubariam qualquer governo do curso; Que eles cometeram grandes erros em ter Johnson e Truss como primeiro -ministro, mas agora têm algumas pessoas sensíveis responsáveis e devem ser perdoadas? Ela está se referindo ao fato de que o congelamento das taxas de imposto de renda por anos a fio está tendo um efeito muito maior na renda das pessoas do que o corte de 2% no seguro nacional. Você se sente melhor? Você acha que é hora de variar? Bem, o alegre chanceler fez o seu melhor. Na última semana, ele parecia o gato que pegou o creme. A declaração de outono foi enquadrada pelo fato de que a inflação está abaixo de 5%. Isso ocorre apenas por causa das forças globais, mas um alvo foi atingido. Acelerando as decisões de planejamento e a reforma para enfrentar pagamentos tardios a pequenas empresas também são boas. Mas eles estarão em alerta para uma pesquisa de maio. O chanceler que trazia o corte da NI em janeiro causou essa especulação, mas o fato é que nenhum governo, atrasado nas pesquisas, foi cedo. Blackpool e Blackburn com Darwen formarão uma autoridade combinada sem um prefeito. Os doze conselhos distritais receberão apenas dois lugares. Isso inclui o orador, Lindsay Hoyle's, Chorley Council. Ele lembrou recentemente a um ministro que consulte as autoridades menores. Downtown in Business
The government believe the key to growth is to incentivise individuals and firms rather than invest more in schools and Town Halls.
So, can we look to Labour to reverse the NI cut and follow its traditional course of supporting state services? Apparently not. Rachael Reeves, the Shadow Chancellor, will back the Tory tax cuts and has her own plan to achieve that illusive growth.
So, we will have to see whether the voters say to the Chancellor that the Tories have had thirteen years, what took them so long to start turning things around. Or will they take the view that a pandemic and huge energy price shock would knock any government off course; that they made big mistakes in having Johnson and Truss as Prime Minister, but now have some sensible people in charge and should be forgiven?
The Shadow Chancellor says the voters won’t be taken for fools by the Autumn Statement. She is referring to the fact that the freezing of income tax rates for years on end is having a far bigger effect on people’s incomes than the 2% cut in National Insurance will have.
The two questions the government dread. Do you feel better off? Do you think its time for a change? Well, the cheerful Chancellor has done his best. Over the last week he has looked like the cat who got the cream. The Autumn Statement was framed by the fact that inflation is below 5%. That is only because of global forces, but a target has been met.
Business will welcome the £20bn investment in support particularly “full expensing” being made permanent. Speeding up of planning decisions and reform to tackle late payments to small firms are also good.
Even the proposal to take away benefits from people who refuse to engage with back to work programmes will be popular among some voters who point to a million job vacancies.
Labour is still well ahead in the polls and point to poor growth projections, mortgage costs and public services on their knees. But they will be on the alert for a May poll. The Chancellor bringing in the NI cut in January has caused this speculation , but the fact is that no government, behind in the polls, has gone early.
HOW’S IT FOR YOU MR SPEAKER?
I will have to come back to this in more detail, but the Chancellor announced a devolution deal for Lancashire.
Subject to consultation, Lancashire County Council, Blackpool, and Blackburn with Darwen will form a Combined Authority without a mayor. The twelve district councils will get just two places. That includes the Speaker, Lindsay Hoyle’s, Chorley Council. He reminded a minister recently to consult the smaller authorities.
My brief conclusion is that the county (and districts in particular) are paying the price for protracted wrangling, and that this is nothing like the deals that Greater Manchester and the Liverpool City Region got.
