Firstly, apologies to everyone who couldn’t open or read last weeks
e-mail newsletter. Hopefully, we have sorted out the problem though no
doubt there will still be a few complaints about the content!
On Monday I will be attending the Save Our Brewery Site meeting in
Kimberley and hopefully we will have some good news on the application
to English Heritage to have the buildings listed.
I will be in Stapleford for the rest of the week delivering leaflets.
Anyway keep your e-mails coming and your views whatever they may be.
Big Delivery
I have been out and about this weekend delivering leaflets. Many thanks
to everyone who helped out (I even managed to persuade my teenage
daughters to get up early ie before midday and deliver a few bundles).
At the time of writing (Sunday evening) Broxtowe Conservatives,
supporters, friends and family have delivered a leaflet to 30,000 homes
within the constituency. Some homes in Beeston received two leaflets
due to a dose of over enthusiasm from said daughters and their friends
and special thanks to a couple in Beeston who provided a plaster for my
bleeding thumb (caused by an over enthusiastic letter box).
Labour’s abolition of the 10p tax rate – how lower paid workers now pay more tax
Finally, I have had a number of comments (all somewhat angry) about the
Governments’ abolition of the 10p tax rate. The result is that 5.3
million families are now paying more tax – all of them the lowest paid
workers.
The rise in tax came into force last week and no doubt after complaints
from angry hard working people, some Labour MP’s are now in open
rebellion against their Government. Below is a table showing how much
more tax people on lower incomes will be paying and how 5.3 million
families will be worse off. All this comes from a Labour Government
that promised to protect the less well off.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies estimates that approximately 5.3
million families will lose out, even taking into account the effect of
the tax credit changes. The 5.3 million comprise:
2.2 million single working people with no children who are not getting
the working tax credit, because they earn more than £12,500 but less
than £18,000, or because they work fewer than 30 hours, or because they
are too young. They stand to lose about £300 per year on average per
family.
1.2 million two- earner couples with no children, who may not qualify
for the working tax credit, or fail to take it up, or both lose from
the income tax and national insurance changes with only one gain from
the tax credit which is assessed on the household. The biggest loss
would be £446, for a couple both of whom were on £7,445.
0.7 million two earner couples with children, who lose twice from the
income tax and national insurance changes but may only gain once from
child tax credit/working tax credit.
0.5 million non-workers who pay more tax on their taxable benefit or
pensions than they gain. Those might be early retirees or incapacity
benefit claimants.
0.4 million one earner couples without children, who will be in a range
of about £17,000 to £18,500 where they are not compensated.
0.3 million women between the ages of 60 and 64 who do not get tax
credits and are too young to be compensated by the rise in the
pensioner tax allowance.
Cleaners: Average pay £5,883, will pay £45 more per year
Bar staff: £6,108, pay £67 more
Catering assistants: £7,041, pay £161 more
Retail cashiers: £7,288, pay £185 more
Sales assistants: £7,999, pay £227 more
Library clerks: £9,227, pay £203 more
Hairdressers: £9,437, pay £198 more
Receptionist: £10,983, pay £167 more
Home carers: £11,527, pay £157 more
Nursery nurses: £11,675, pay £154 more
School secretaries: £12,347, pay £140 more
Cooks: £12,559, pay £136 more
Dental nurses: £12,731, pay £132 more
Veterinary nurses: £12,965, pay £128 more
Typists: £13,836, pay £110 more
Call centre operators: £14,230, pay £103 more
Bakers: £14,918, pay £89 more
Florists: £15,403, pay £79 more
Caretakers: £15,466, pay £78 more
Farm workers: £15,610, pay £75 more
Legal secretaries £15,784, pay £71 more
Groundsmen: £16,169, pay £64 more
Hospital porters: £16,578, pay £56 more
Van drivers: £16,826, pay £51 more
Road sweepers: £16,888, pay £49 more
Pub managers: £16,935, pay £48 more
Traffic wardens: £17,330, pay £41 more
Security guards: £18,310, pay £21 more
Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2007
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