Measures to support small business and working people have been welcomed by the leader of Staffordshire County Council.
Cllr Alan White’s comments come after the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement confirmed plans to cut National Insurance and increase the National Living Wage.
The Conservative council leader said the measures would help people tackle day-to-day cost of living challenges.
“We welcome measures outlined by the Chancellor which can help to put more money in people’s pockets, with the working population standing to benefit from changes to both National Insurance contributions and an elevated living wage.
“This will make a difference to Staffordshire residents – where we have had long-term low unemployment and continue to generate numerous job vacancies.
“Measures to enable businesses to increase productivity, with incentives to invest in their operations, leads to national and local economic growth and more employment opportunities.
“Ongoing measures to support small businesses and the self-employed are particularly welcome here in Staffordshire where survival rate for start-ups is higher than the national average, and where we as a county council have established a hugely successful support programme for new and growing companies.”
Cllr Alan White, Staffordshire County Council
So he’ll be standing for Parliament again then.
Any reduction in tax (National Insurance) is compounded by two factors. Firstly it will be reduced by 20% (income tax) and then halved by the cost of living. Although headlined by the current 4 to 5 percent level, the real cost of living is much higher in real terms. Everyday living costs are much higher. In fact I think most things, especially food, insurances etcetera have doubled in price in less than two years.
The government has not been able to control the economy. We will all pay heavily for this. These silly hand outs are clear electioneering. They are, in reality, little help.
Any comments on the increase in mortgage repayments caused by an utterly disastrous Tory budget? Any comments on the OBR advising us that we face the biggest drop in living standards since records began?
Any comments on the dire state of public services?
This something out of 1984.
It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grammes a week. And only yesterday, he reflected, it had been announced that the ration was to be REDUCED to twenty grammes a week. Was it possible that they could swallow that, after only twenty-four hours? Yes, they swallowed it.
Any comments on the education budget being lower than the interest paid on the Tory’s £2.6 trillion national debt?