Dear Sir,
I have looked at the recent decision taken by the Government to stop winter fuel payments, and I can understand the reason why, given the massive debit the previous administration left. This, however, is my view, and that it is ‘not everyone needs it’, so it needs to be reviewed.
The people who don’t need it should have refused this payment, it should have been means tested from day one. I heard some people say, when it first came out, was ‘well I’ve got my Christmas presents paid for now’.
The Government have only so much money, so people need to decide how their tax is spent, do they want it spent on winter fuel or hospitals and other health related issues or the education of our children and build schools for the future, plus a whole load of other issues including local government grants to fund social services and other local services.
I will be affected by this decision, but can cope. Let’s see what the budget brings in October, with the Nurses asking for more than the 5% offered, the other alternative is higher tax or borrow more which needs to be paid back.
Vince Crosby.