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I disagree fleccy..obviously from my previous posts I was hoping for a uk isa allowance of an extra 20k on top of the standard allowance...but 5k is a start and many people will use it..cannot initially see it affecting the market verymuch though imo

Great thread a v good read ...thanks all ....gla

.....looks like 2p 0ff national ins going to be the headline grabber....not the best kept secret in the world if it happens !......really need/ want some positive news for the LSE and UK equities......could be a game changer if handled properly imo...gla

..fellow dip buyers were able to add as low as around 208p october23....still like the share ..solid dividend....hold many LG shares ...but will watch atm and continue add if dips occur...gla

Thanks HU gl

"We at the Centre for Policy Studies think tank thought it was rather odd that no one had repeated the exercise. So we decided to do so. When Oxera re-ran the numbers, at our request, they found that abolishing stamp duty on shares would be expected to generate a one-off increase of four per cent in UK equity valuations, amounting to a £99.8bn capital gain. In the long run, there could be a permanent increase in GDP of between 0.2 per cent and 0.7 per cent, alongside an increase in annual business investment by FTSE All Share index companies of up to £6.8bn. It would also increase the size of a representative DC pension fund by the equivalent of £6,051 – more, if it was heavily weighted towards equities."

As a financial centre the UK is well in front of europe but falling further behind the US ......the city really needs a boost ....share tax should be abolished.....an incentive for retail investors via a uk inv isa with maybe a seperate 20k tax free allowance....UK pension funds should be "encouraged "to invest in uk shares.........really hoping that at least some of these issues are addressed in hunts upcoming budget......gla.

Tax cuts def incoming weds...pre budget news leaks that any tax cuts will be affordable and fiscally responsible ..preparing the ground imo.....intersting week gla...

...48p!...im feeling very encouraged by the certainty that a poster is convinced £5 is a foregone conclusion...gla

6th march going to be very interesting...expecting giveaways from hunt...personally curious about a UK investment isa if its announced at all....lloyds needs a bit more impetus to get to 50p certainly not out of the question.......will be watching US employment data on friday with interest...........gla

Nothing this month..First blank for a while..wd winners..gla

RR78 "As for the rest of the left clutching their pearls over Galloway, he's just saying out loud what the majority of your party thinks."........that is a distinct possibility....gl

Farage has stood for election to the house of commons 7 times but has not won any of those elections ....and Galloway has now been an elected mp 7 times i think (i could be wrong).....gla

Working out 5% of my lloyds holding if the sp reaches 54p is quite simple i find...lol....ps ret are you still holding lloyds i noticed you sold the other day at lower levels...gl though

...will be plenty of rollercoaster moments ahead....still 41p buy & 54p sell (5%) here and have been for a good while now....differing opinions but im in favour of the buyback at current sp levels....buy those dips on various shares....gla

..as I've said previously parts of this country have changed beyond recognition...gla

Lti I think you will find some posters want to be correct both ways..if the sp rises they will say they didn't sell..if it falls ...of course they sold...saf...gla

Gate....chid thinks he knows more than most on this board re lloyds...indeed i think he has already stated as much i believe....so its hard to work out why he has never improved his average or sold and re invested else where.....chid can come across as very condescending but i think he is just venting......he does indeed know a lot about lloyds shares and some points he makes are valid but they are seem to have more than s tinge of frustration /anger.....i actaually like reading some of hes posts....gla

...a bit of talk about Inheritance tax abolition...would be good ..but can't see that happening ?

...raise income tax bands ...got to happen...very possible

...will be a few giveaways announced im sure.....gla

..imo..... US mon /tue home sales..durable goods ,consumer confidence...Thur German cpi worth a watch...gla