Friday, March 24, 2006
Tax Freedom Day
Kinda strange this blog paid no attention to Golden Brown's recent budget, I guess people were busy - that kind of time of the term. Anyway, more expansive coverage could have been found on other blogs and websites. I will just say I think David Cameron did very well in the Conservative "response", touching on all the main points.
One thing that really caught by eye though was the below graphic from Conservative Home:
It separates income taxed and income we take home, and shows how much of the year we effectively work solely for the government. The graph I think really puts into perspective just how obscene our current tax levels are - and to make matters worse, shows how "tax freedom day" will go back 3 days this budget, to June 3rd.
One thing that really caught by eye though was the below graphic from Conservative Home:
It separates income taxed and income we take home, and shows how much of the year we effectively work solely for the government. The graph I think really puts into perspective just how obscene our current tax levels are - and to make matters worse, shows how "tax freedom day" will go back 3 days this budget, to June 3rd.
# posted by Chris Hughes @ 9:29 pm 
