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   Captain Haddock wrote:

   "howard mcsweeney1" wrote:

  The biggest issue is about N.I. contibutions from the self employed and all sides seem to be against it although in reality it isn't really that drastic.
  

  
  
  The ONLY new 'issue' announced yesterday would seem to be the NICs and MOST impartial commentators realise it was removing an unfair discrepancy. http://www.moneyobserver.com/news/08-03-2017/budget-2017-self-employed-targeted-nic-increases
  
  Meanwhile average weekly earnings UP and unemployment DOWN
  
  http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/unemployment-rate
  
  The only problem would appear to be reduced profits for funeral directors since we're not dying fast enough!
  
  https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/mar/08/uk-deaths-funeral-provider-dignity-2017
  
  What's not to like?

  
  Did you forget to put: FACT, afterwards?
  
  The NIC increase for the self-employed reveals why unemployment is actually "down", many of the previously unemployed are not in work but are on a collection/combination of zero hours style jobs (such as couriers). If the unemployment rate fall actually meant people were in bona-fide work then spreadsheet Phil wouldn't look to 'tax' the self-employed.

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