Tax relief limit on charity to be axed in fresh U-turn

[dipsydoodle]

Chancellor George Osborne has dropped plans to limit tax relief on charitable giving announced in March's Budget following protests from charities.

He has announced there will continue to be no limit on what an individual can donate to charity and offset against their tax liability.

A spokesman said the Treasury had listened to the views of charities.

It is the latest in a series of U-turns on policies announced in the Budget, including the pasty and caravan taxes.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18278253

[LeftishBrit]

1. Well, that's one bit of good news!

What a stupid idea that was in the first place!

[non sociopath skin]

3. Waste of a perfectly good fag packet.

The Skin

[dipsydoodle]

2. Government performs U-turn on willingness to perform U-turns

The government has announced a U-turn in its willingness to perform U-turns, insisting there will be no more U-turns after their latest U-turn.

Chancellor George Osborne has dropped plans to limit tax relief on charitable donations, in a move he has been quick to label “more of an O-turn than a U-turn, as we’re back facing the way we started.”

Critics has claimed the latest U-turn is further sign that we shouldn’t trust the words of people that we already shouldn’t trust.

Political analyst Simon Williams told us, “If you thought George Osborne could introduce sensible economic policy without making a few dozen mistakes in need of retraction along the way, then you’re probably still cleverer than most in government office.”

http://newsthump.com/2012/06/01/government-performs-u-turn-on-willingness-to-perform-u-turns/