@DanNeidle Business rates for small businesses eats up their cash so they don’t invest in assets, don’t employ people and don’t take risks to grow. Ultimately suppress economic growth (just like increased taxes). Tax strategy should be increased taxes on money taken out of small businesses
@Channel4News As someone who works with small businesses they are all saying they can’t afford to employ people. Those who can are offshoring service workers as they are available and cost effective. The pressure on prices means that small
companies can’t afford to hire and still make a profit
@BrianLeishmanMP@premnsikka@Sunday_Mail Sorry Prem. I agree with your views most of the time , but when it comes to Scotland you’re way off the mark. SNP are doing as much for the disadvantaged as anyone. Scottish Labour is hamstrung by having to follow right wing Starmer’s policies
I went to the Senate floor to lay out for my colleagues the stunning story of brazen, open corruption during the first 6 weeks of the Trump presidency.
I think it's a story everyone needs to know.
1/ So a🧵with the highlights from the speech.
@DanNeidle But is it more the case that this is the result of UK tax law relating to the reduction of the personal allowance (rather than Scottish tax law)?