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Offline Kevin Sowten

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Living (surviving ?) in UK
« on: January 24, 2014, 17:45:14 PM »
20% tax on income above £9,440
40% tax on income above £41,451
The same applies to interest on savings (and pensions)
12% NI contributions on income above £7,748
20% VAT on most items purchased
63% tax and duty on every litre of petrol
38% tax and duty on each pint of beer
Stamp duty (between 1% and 7% on properties above £125,000)
Council tax ?
Car tax ?
Airport passenger duty ?

And the remainder is all yours !!!!

(But then they want 40% of your estate valued above £325,000, having already paid tax accruing it)

Unfortunately you will then have to wait longer to reap the benefits of your contributions
(Angela’s state pension age has moved from 60 to 66 and mine from 65 to 66.)

And this country is still in the poo (despite all that 'thieving' !!!!)

And don't start me on the weather - its bleeding raining again  :(

PAH !!!!!!!



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Re: Living (surviving ?) in UK
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2014, 17:53:28 PM »
Lol  :D

Offline KKOB

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Re: Living (surviving ?) in UK
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2014, 18:01:25 PM »
Ah well, at least we've got an honest government.  ;)

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Re: Living (surviving ?) in UK
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2014, 18:03:20 PM »
Honest my arse !!!!!   ;)

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Re: Living (surviving ?) in UK
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2014, 18:07:33 PM »
Everything in Turkey is tax free of course  ;)

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Re: Living (surviving ?) in UK
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2014, 18:11:17 PM »
Bad day Kevin?   ;) ;D

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Re: Living (surviving ?) in UK
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2014, 18:11:56 PM »
As long as pension income is tax free and I only pay 15% tax on my bank interest I don't care !!!
We won't have a car and as Angela will testify I don't drink alcohol (much)   ;)

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Re: Living (surviving ?) in UK
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2014, 18:17:25 PM »
Bad day Kevin?    ;) ;D

Ha Ha !!!! every day at work is a bad day when you are as close to retirement age as I am   ;)
I'm A happy bunny 'glass half full' person really - but this place does get me down sometimes !!!
(And before you say it Scunner - I'm sure Turkey will get me down at times - but at least I won't be working !!!)

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Re: Living (surviving ?) in UK
« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2014, 18:26:14 PM »
Well I can sympathise with that Kevin, and just to make you feel even better, I officially retired on 6th January this year at 61 years and 11 months! Got the pension and bus pass to prove it! OH can retire in May when he's 65 (we're actually out in Calis on his birthday) and he's just weighing up his options regarding pensions etc.  We won't be retiring to Calis, we'll be staying here (bad as it is at times) but spending more time over there and also discovering lots of new places (like visiting youngest daughter and her husband in New Zealand) and re-visiting old ones.    :)

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Re: Living (surviving ?) in UK
« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2014, 18:28:29 PM »
Enjoy !!!!!




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