Duty rises could increase indebtedness
Duty rises could increase indebtedness
- Wednesday, 24 March 2010Debt advice could still be necessary for many, despite a number of measures announced in today's budget.
Alistair Darling, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, held the red briefcase aloft a matter hours ago.
Duty increases were announced on tobacco, beer, wine and spirits and fuel duty is to increase by three pence a litre over the course of the next year.
Cider drinkers have been hit particularly hard, with duty to be raised by ten per cent above inflation. Smokers face duty increases on tobacco of one per cent above inflation from tomorrow and a two per cent increase in real terms every year thereafter until 2014.
The government will borrow £167 billion this year, £11 billion less than the Chancellor predicted, while the economy is expected to grow by one to 1.5 per cent this year and three per cent next year.
Though unemployment fell recently, the government clearly still recognises the scale of the problem as it has extended a scheme guaranteeing unemployed people aged between 18 and 24 either a job or a place on a skills development course.
Plans have been announced to provide bank account access to all, but continuing high prices and unemployment levels have left many people with sufficient
debt problems to deny them the opportunity to deposit any money into them.

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