Cuts, Responsibility and the Public Sector

Last week saw large scale strike action from public sector workers here in the UK, campaigning against changes to pension arrangements and more generally ‘cuts’ to government spending. The most common refrain from these workers, as on similar days of action in the UK and elsewhere, was that because the public sector was not responsible for causing the financial crisis it is ‘unfair’ to expect its workers to pay towards undoing the morass.

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Source: http://www.iea.org.uk/blog/cuts-responsibility-and-the-public-sector

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Complaints to the Financial Ombudsman

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) today published its Complaints data for the period 1.4.09 to 31.3.10. Source: http://www.lse.co.uk/blogs/expert/resident-ifa-blog/6fpkb2/ uk state pension pension lump sum pension transfer retirement age uk retirement calculator

Source: http://www.pensionlumpsum.info/complaints-to-the-financial-ombudsman-2/

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Digging a bit deeper into the Hutton report

Over the past couple of weeks we in the BMA Pensions Department have been reading and re-reading the Hutton report to try to make sure that every possible nuance is understood. We are trying to avoid any nasty surprises when the government eventually consults on possible changes to the NHS Pension Scheme in the autumn [...]

Source: http://blogs.bma.org.uk/pensions/2011/05/09/digging-a-bit-deeper-into-the-hutton-report/

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�11bn in green taxes: is the Treasury milking the green economy?

�11bn in revenues from carbon taxes must be [...]

Source: http://www.touchstoneblog.org.uk/2011/07/11bn-in-green-taxes-is-the-treasury-milking-the-green-economy/

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Returns of benefits and expenses - Forms P11D

HMRC has announced that the 2010/11 forms P11D, that are due for submission by 5 July, cannot be posted/delivered to your local office.

Source: http://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/MercerHole/TaxPlusBlog/~3/m4rKm0oABD4/

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Youth unemployment

I have a post at Left Foot Forward, [...]

Source: http://www.touchstoneblog.org.uk/2011/07/youth-unemployment/

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Drawdown Troops in Afghanistan & Rebuild America

7/7/2011 Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) speaks in favor of his amendment to draw down troops from the Afghanistan war. He argues that instead of nation building in Afghanistan we should focus on nation building in America. Source: http://www.pensionforecast.info/drawdown-troops-in-afghanistan-rebuild-america/ uk state … Continue reading →

Source: http://www.uk-retirement.info/drawdown-troops-in-afghanistan-rebuild-america/

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