G4Z@feddit.uk to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 3 months agoState pension age could rise again after cost of triple lock soarsinews.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
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minus-squaretankplanker@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoThe completely made up and arbitrary fiscal rules? The ones we could change at any moment, for say, defense spending?
minus-squareDenjinlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoOr a projection shifts a percentage point so Reeves magics a few million from here or there and poof! Everything is OK again.
minus-squareFarceOfWill@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoJust promise this time you really will increase petrol duty and suddenly everything is affordable. Until you bottle it again
But what about our fiscal rules??!?
The completely made up and arbitrary fiscal rules? The ones we could change at any moment, for say, defense spending?
Or a projection shifts a percentage point so Reeves magics a few million from here or there and poof! Everything is OK again.
Just promise this time you really will increase petrol duty and suddenly everything is affordable. Until you bottle it again