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Budget 2013 shows government is clueless about small businesses

Here's an interesting take on the budget by Tony Robinson (no, not Baldrick - the other one!) which I found on the business zone website - see the full article here: BusinessZone Budget What do yo make of it all?

Tony Robinson writes:

I was appalled by the poor behaviour and lack of humility shown by all political parties in the House of Commons during the Budget announcement. They didn't seem to understand the effect their proposals and counter proposals have on the UK population, not just business owners.

Although people put a brave face on it, and pretend to be fine underneath, they are finding it very, very hard to make ends meet. My feeling was that all voters deserve more respect shown by our politicians and they should have conducted themselves better in the House. Just the expenses allowance claimed by most MPs is 3-5 times the current annual income of most micro business owners in the UK. On Budget day, this difference in wealth made our politicians appear elitist. 

My points aren't political as they relate to all the MPs in the House of Commons and their lack of understanding about real enterprise and real people struggling to get by... read more

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