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The Telegraph is reporting that Reeves is planning a last minute tax raid on the banks by increasing the surcharge. Banks pay a higher corporation tax rate than other companies, known as the “banking surcharge.”

Well that should spook bank shares in the morning. I wonder if it will raise more money than the milkshake tax. What a joke this Chancellor is. U turn after U turn.

One or two posters on here could start an argument in an empty room. Ignore him 88.

Really ?

Well she’s scratching round now with just a couple of weeks left. I see she’s U turned on an exit tax as well for fear of an exodus of wealthy individuals. A tax on the banks could well be on the cards.

People find it hard being positive troublesome at the moment. Taxes up, unemployment has risen each month since the last election, inflation has risen to 3.8% from 2% at the last election, growth is non existent and people are fearing the worst in the budget. All this will weigh heavily on the banks including Lloyds which is UK focussed. I’m not surprised investors are bailing out of the market. Are you ?

DCB

“Squid, you are being taken in by the looney right doom mongers! like ToyBoy and hardleft, who just come on here to post bad news and spread discontent.”

Tough if you can’t stand facts by way of economic figures that will affect the banks. I should stick your fingers back in your ears DCB.

0.1%. Less than forecast.

Spot on TFE 👍

I decided to unblock DCB and read what he posted at 13.30. Priceless. Maybe the penny has dropped with him but I doubt it. He doesn’t seem to know his own mind anymore with his contradictions. Lloyds Bank share price. It went up today. There I’ve mentioned it 😂

Why shouldn’t we be surprised ? Every single month since the last election unemployment has risen. We can’t make political points on here anymore but this does affect Lloyd’s Bank because they are UK focussed. Oller and his friends on here can stick their fingers in their ears. Some of us know what is really going on.

How many people do you think pay a subscription to the FT ?

“We’ll pick up the pieces you left behind. Build the Uk prisons needed for your tenants harboured. Equipped with tasers.”

Care to quote me where I have ever claimed to have a 2nd home ? I don’t is the simple answer. You won’t apologise of course. I’ve paid plenty of higher rate tax here thanks and if I want to move abroad, that’s my prerogative.

As I’ve said to you before, some people rent because they are displaced from their chosen location due to work (it’s happened to me on several occasions), some people can’t afford to buy a house and some don’t even want to buy a house.

You’ve lost the plot completely. Do you rent, own a home or live with Mummy and Daddy still ? 2nd time of asking. Lloyds have nothing to do with housing benefit eligibility. Your pathetic attempts to link the two are not worthy.

Carltt,

Noted that you wouldn’t answer the question. I own my own own home (no mortgage). Im still waiting for a passport to move abroad (takes 9 months). I don’t own a 2nd home. I’ve told you that before. You’re evidently bitter about something that’s happened to you. I’m sure you can get surgery to have that chip removed from your shoulder.

Carltt

“Lloyds are simply adding to the Uk housing crisis, with unsustainable housing benefits.”

Lloyds have nothing to do with housing benefit. What planet are you on ?

“My rent being more expensive than a mortgage isn’t to blame…. of course.“ (11.58)

“The good thing, being me, is that I don’t have a rent to pay.” (12.54)

Which one is it ? Do you rent, live at Mum and Dads or own a home ? Your posts contradict one another.

Troublesome

“@HardDown

You have mentioned an issue that seems to obsess you.”

PaddyK

“@ troublesome

I had quite a bit of lloyds in my portfolio, thought it made sense to lock in some of those gains.”

Similar ways of addressing posters and arrived on this forum at around the same time. Just saying……

🖐️ I think I know 😂

And breached downwards through 92p. What pointless threads these are. Shares move up and down DCB.

Https://www.icaew.com/insights/viewpoints-on-the-news/2025/oct-2025/business-confidence-hits-three-year-low

I very much doubt much has changed since Oct 9th.

🤣 We’ll have to meet up for a game in a neutral pub. Don’t bring Trevor Tanner and his mates with him. All in the past now but it was funny at the time 😉

Cheers TFE. Hope you’re well sir. We won’t talk about Spurs v Chelsea again 😂

*didn’t” not doesn’t