Quote Originally Posted by Geoff Parkstone View Post
TTR:

We always were going to be poorer if taxes rise - apart from those at the extremes of wealth who either get a bit more or avoid the rises

GDP per capital is always likely to fall with the importation of low earning people to do the jobs that our own indigenous population chose not to. The budget won't remedy that - it's
a social/structural dilemma: and arguably irresolvable.

Except that is not what is happening, the bulk of the immigration since the Brexit deal was agreed has been skilled workers, with the exception of temporary agricultural workers that tend to have 6 months visas for vegetable and fruit picking etc. There are a set of salary levels, depending upon the occupation, starting around the £23K mark, but level is set at £38K, so hardly filling low paid jobs.

Your correct in that its a structural issue, basic demographics, the birth rate has been falling for decades. Other than a rise in the long term sick, which is something that can be addressed, there is no large pool of indigenous labour available to do these jobs.