keitha
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Post by keitha on May 26, 2022 9:43:52 GMT
I predict that the windfall tax won't pay for all the help given.
I also predict that those that are given help will kick and scream if the Government propose taking it away if energy prices fall.
I think an uplift to Benefits ( except pensions, comment was made yesterday that pensioners have done well over the last few years ), and a further subsidy to energy costs. No help for those who are just about managing ( Cos we don't scream )
What should IMHO happen,
Subsidy for those that install new solar, Battery, or solar water heating. I would propose a drop of 1 Council Tax band for those with 1 technology and 2 for those with solar and battery or solar and solar water heating. ( This would mean introducing band AA and AAA ) the drops should be that same as between A&B, This would encourage the take up of the technologies. the Government should give more to those that use least ( pensioners , and the other frugal ) ie it should not be a reduction in unit price Demand that the Energy companies remove the standing charge, or limit the standing charge to be less than the cost of Electricity / Gas used. I've heard of standing charges as high as 45P per day per supply so that's £330 a year + VAT . Impose a minimum cost of 10p + VAT for electricity used for EV charging ( Given the wholesale cost is above this the rest of us are subsidising EVs )
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Post by mogish on May 26, 2022 11:01:20 GMT
I predict that the windfall tax won't pay for all the help given. Demand that the Energy companies remove the standing charge, or limit the standing charge to be less than the cost of Electricity / Gas used. I've heard of standing charges as high as 45P per day per supply so that's £330 a year + VAT . Impose a minimum cost of 10p + VAT for electricity used for EV charging ( Given the wholesale cost is above this the rest of us are subsidising EVs ) Totaly agree , we have been trying very hard to reduce our power consumption and yet we still get a high standing charge. How is this related to hi gas charges and electricity? Being a cynical type , I guess they are (including most companies)trying to claw back costs from the pandemic, extra ppe etc. Either that or pure greed. Whilst Im on my rant , I still dont see any positive changes coming through from my increased NI conts that were meant to go direct to the NHS. Still cant see a doctor unless im on deaths door.
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Post by bernythedolt on May 26, 2022 12:23:46 GMT
I predict that the windfall tax won't pay for all the help given. Demand that the Energy companies remove the standing charge, or limit the standing charge to be less than the cost of Electricity / Gas used. I've heard of standing charges as high as 45P per day per supply so that's £330 a year + VAT . Impose a minimum cost of 10p + VAT for electricity used for EV charging ( Given the wholesale cost is above this the rest of us are subsidising EVs ) Totaly agree , we have been trying very hard to reduce our power consumption and yet we still get a high standing charge. How is this related to hi gas charges and electricity? Being a cynical type , I guess they are (including most companies)trying to claw back costs from the pandemic, extra ppe etc. Either that or pure greed. Whilst Im on my rant , I still dont see any positive changes coming through from my increased NI conts that were meant to go direct to the NHS. Still cant see a doctor unless im on deaths door. I've read the massively increased standing charges are to claw back the bad debt incurred by all those smaller fly-by-night suppliers who crashed. I guess it could be argued that that debt is owed by the customers who signed up to those dodgier enterprises alone, to get their cheaper deals, and not by the rest of us, but it is what it is. Once the bad debt has been recouped, I presume the suppliers will be morally obliged to reduce standing charges to their previous levels. Stop laughing at the back.
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Post by registerme on May 26, 2022 12:33:18 GMT
Whilst Im on my rant , I still dont see any positive changes coming through from my increased NI conts that were meant to go direct to the NHS. Still cant see a doctor unless im on deaths door. * It takes seven years to train a junior doctor. * Government policy actively disincentivises senior doctors from working / working more hours. * Senior doctors (especially GPs) are leaving the profession faster than juniors are joining it. * Two years of COVID sees many of the rest burnt out (ref other posts about not being able to carry over holidays and hospital trusts not being able to provide cover etc). * Possibly add a dash of Brexit. * All the while Johnson parties. IFISAcava and hazellend can probably corroborate / elaborate. You might be waiting a while to see some results from your increased NICs.
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Post by registerme on May 26, 2022 12:34:08 GMT
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Post by mogish on May 26, 2022 15:16:53 GMT
I wonder how much the NI increase and fuel duty on higher road fuel prices has generated, and are we simply getting our own taxes back temporarily?
To confirm... are we all getting 400 quid back to help pay October increases?
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keitha
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Post by keitha on May 26, 2022 16:34:48 GMT
yes the £400 is now a grant which replaces the repayable £200 announced earlier
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Post by agent69 on May 26, 2022 16:41:56 GMT
yes the £400 is now a grant which replaces the repayable £200 announced earlier
There will be separate one-off payments of £300 to pensioner households and £150 to individuals receiving disability benefits - groups who are "most vulnerable to rising prices"
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Post by bracknellboy on May 26, 2022 16:45:48 GMT
Demand that the Energy companies remove the standing charge, or limit the standing charge to be less than the cost of Electricity / Gas used. I've heard of standing charges as high as 45P per day per supply so that's £330 a year + VAT .Impose a minimum cost of 10p + VAT for electricity used for EV charging ( Given the wholesale cost is above this the rest of us are subsidising EVs ) i don't get what the rationale for dropping standing charges is, unless you are prepared to be disconnected from the infrastructure all together (which of course you can do). I tihnk the 'high as 45p' is in fact very common: that's around the price cap for quite a few areas (standing charge price caps vary) for electricity since the last hike. The electricity standing charge hike was huge and to that sort of value for me. I understand the rationale for that is that is in effect recouping costs associated with handling the collapse of suppliers and transferring them across to suppliers of last resort.
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Post by michaelc on May 26, 2022 17:41:57 GMT
Whilst Im on my rant , I still dont see any positive changes coming through from my increased NI conts that were meant to go direct to the NHS. Still cant see a doctor unless im on deaths door. * It takes seven years to train a junior doctor. * Government policy actively disincentivises senior doctors from working / working more hours. * Senior doctors (especially GPs) are leaving the profession faster than juniors are joining it. * Two years of COVID sees many of the rest burnt out (ref other posts about not being able to carry over holidays and hospital trusts not being able to provide cover etc). * Possibly add a dash of Brexit. * All the while Johnson parties. IFISAcava and hazellend can probably corroborate / elaborate. You might be waiting a while to see some results from your increased NICs. Admittedly this link is even older than the time to train a doctor but the sentiment expressed here has been around for a very long time. Edit: I believe this is the root cause of the shortage of good quality doctors and is IMO a scandal. I was recently quite poorly and frankly found it very difficult to see a doctor which was worrying. www.bmj.com/content/337/bmj.a748
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Post by registerme on May 26, 2022 17:54:01 GMT
Interesting. I wonder did it have any effect?
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Post by Mike on May 26, 2022 20:29:27 GMT
The other issue is a massive push for sex equality. We went from huge majority male to about 50/50 qualified medics, and though that may be good it causes problems due to maternity leave, part time working, and career change.. all of which (some more than others) are skewed to females.
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Post by Mike on May 26, 2022 20:35:25 GMT
PS on topic we use under 2.5kwh/day per 1000sq ft of house (electric) when we are in. So I fail to understand sometimes how high other peoples bills can be! Despite our three freezers, fridge, and several servers when we are absent that drops to sub-1kwh/day
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Post by registerme on May 26, 2022 22:03:04 GMT
The other issue is a massive push for sex equality. We went from huge majority male to about 50/50 qualified medics, and though that may be good it causes problems due to maternity leave, part time working, and career change.. all of which (some more than others) are skewed to females. So we'd have more medics available, now, had that push for equality not been made? Really?
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Post by registerme on May 26, 2022 22:04:52 GMT
PS on topic we use under 2.5kwh/day per 1000sq ft of house (electric) when we are in. So I fail to understand sometimes how high other peoples bills can be! Despite our three freezers, fridge, and several servers when we are absent that drops to sub-1kwh/day If I had to guess it'd be along the lines of poor people = less / no insulation, old boilers, worse credit terms, and poorer (for the consumer) contracts.
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