Does the recent rise in fuel tax give you another reason to leave Britain?
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Re: Does the recent rise in fuel tax give you another reason to leave Britain?
As far as voting is concerned. I would if I could but as a PR I can't and won't be able to for sometime if the timescales on waiting for citizenship are accurate.
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Re: Does the recent rise in fuel tax give you another reason to leave Britain?
Dont think so. Since we are starting to see 95% mortgages coming back and all those flashy new cars bought on financing coming out to the roads etc etc. The list will soon start to grow again with other 'amenities' being made available on loans to the general public whose incomes just simply cant support the paybacks. It was the free flow of credit that brought us here so I wonder what are the banks and government doing anything different this time that they didnt do before?
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Re: Does the recent rise in fuel tax give you another reason to leave Britain?
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Re: Does the recent rise in fuel tax give you another reason to leave Britain?
And yes, high general taxation in the UK is a reason for going. I don't mind paying taxes but where I live there is no public transport and I think three rises in duty in nine months is a bit much
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Re: Does the recent rise in fuel tax give you another reason to leave Britain?
I know nothing about working in Canada and am new to this forum, thinking about heading out there, currently in Westcountry, always thought candian jobs must be quite secure - is this not the case?
And yes, high general taxation in the UK is a reason for going. I don't mind paying taxes but where I live there is no public transport and I think three rises in duty in nine months is a bit much
And yes, high general taxation in the UK is a reason for going. I don't mind paying taxes but where I live there is no public transport and I think three rises in duty in nine months is a bit much
Employment legislation in canada is firmly on the employers side, you can be fired without any formal warnings for no reason with little compensation. "Temporary lay offs" are a way of life for many businesses, good for the business, but disruptive for the workers affected.
At least you will be used to having no public transport anyway
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Re: Does the recent rise in fuel tax give you another reason to leave Britain?
I know nothing about working in Canada and am new to this forum, thinking about heading out there, currently in Westcountry, always thought candian jobs must be quite secure - is this not the case?
And yes, high general taxation in the UK is a reason for going. I don't mind paying taxes but where I live there is no public transport and I think three rises in duty in nine months is a bit much
And yes, high general taxation in the UK is a reason for going. I don't mind paying taxes but where I live there is no public transport and I think three rises in duty in nine months is a bit much
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Re: Does the recent rise in fuel tax give you another reason to leave Britain?
I know nothing about working in Canada and am new to this forum, thinking about heading out there, currently in Westcountry, always thought candian jobs must be quite secure - is this not the case?
And yes, high general taxation in the UK is a reason for going. I don't mind paying taxes but where I live there is no public transport and I think three rises in duty in nine months is a bit much
And yes, high general taxation in the UK is a reason for going. I don't mind paying taxes but where I live there is no public transport and I think three rises in duty in nine months is a bit much
I dont know anyone in the private sector who has spent more then 5 years with a single employer, either laid off, company moved jobs elsewhere, or needed more income and didn't get raises.
Only people I know who have spent their entire career with 1 employer have been federal government employees....
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Re: Does the recent rise in fuel tax give you another reason to leave Britain?
Job security in North America (about the same in the US as well.) is all but dead.
I dont know anyone in the private sector who has spent more then 5 years with a single employer, either laid off, company moved jobs elsewhere, or needed more income and didn't get raises.
Only people I know who have spent their entire career with 1 employer have been federal government employees....
I dont know anyone in the private sector who has spent more then 5 years with a single employer, either laid off, company moved jobs elsewhere, or needed more income and didn't get raises.
Only people I know who have spent their entire career with 1 employer have been federal government employees....
But to put this in perspective I was laid off "temporarily" three years after coming over to the job due to lack of work, which turned into a career move after finding another job locally (EI does not last for ever, and isnt enough to pay the bills anyway), but in the end that job "didnt work out". After nearly three years of positive bi annual reviews, it came to a sudden halt with no performance warnings or signs of impending trouble and next to nothing in explanation either. Three months pay in leau of notice and back to my old job now that things had picked up again. All in all a sobering, tempering experience.
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Re: Does the recent rise in fuel tax give you another reason to leave Britain?
I know nothing about working in Canada and am new to this forum, thinking about heading out there, currently in Westcountry, always thought candian jobs must be quite secure - is this not the case?
And yes, high general taxation in the UK is a reason for going. I don't mind paying taxes but where I live there is no public transport and I think three rises in duty in nine months is a bit much
And yes, high general taxation in the UK is a reason for going. I don't mind paying taxes but where I live there is no public transport and I think three rises in duty in nine months is a bit much
I work part time. My hours are erratic. I can have no work some weeks and then another be working 5 days/evenings. I was off sick recently for 6 weeks and have had to apply to EI for sickness benefits. MOH has changed jobs, so we are now paying $300 a month for health insurance until he gets that with the new job. The new job is only guaranteed for 6 months. All this is not unusual. Not to mention the 2 weeks annual leave.
As far as gas prices go, they may not increase because of taxes but you can see a 10c change in a week here at the same gas station. They go up and sometimes down regularly.
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Re: Does the recent rise in fuel tax give you another reason to leave Britain?
That reminded me of an article I read just the other day on the BBC, in the economics section. It was about how, for the first time since records began, Britons repaid more than they borrowed in that month - people making overpayments on their mortgages, paying down credit cards etc. But, then what shocked me was that the article contineud, "But it's not all bad news..."
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Re: Does the recent rise in fuel tax give you another reason to leave Britain?
Job security in North America (about the same in the US as well.) is all but dead.
I dont know anyone in the private sector who has spent more then 5 years with a single employer, either laid off, company moved jobs elsewhere, or needed more income and didn't get raises.
Only people I know who have spent their entire career with 1 employer have been federal government employees....
I dont know anyone in the private sector who has spent more then 5 years with a single employer, either laid off, company moved jobs elsewhere, or needed more income and didn't get raises.
Only people I know who have spent their entire career with 1 employer have been federal government employees....
Do think that Uk has become a bit of a dull and dangerous place these days, know too many stories of kids getting beaten up/mugged etc. Have lived abroad before so realise that grass always seems greener but canada, or parts of it, do appeal.
Although my mum was born their and still holds citizenship, I have never been and have not applied, that's how come it's an option
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Re: Does the recent rise in fuel tax give you another reason to leave Britain?
Is it me, or has anyone else noticed that money has been a bit tight lately?
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Re: Does the recent rise in fuel tax give you another reason to leave Britain?
Job security in North America (about the same in the US as well.) is all but dead.
I dont know anyone in the private sector who has spent more then 5 years with a single employer, either laid off, company moved jobs elsewhere, or needed more income and didn't get raises.
Only people I know who have spent their entire career with 1 employer have been federal government employees....
I dont know anyone in the private sector who has spent more then 5 years with a single employer, either laid off, company moved jobs elsewhere, or needed more income and didn't get raises.
Only people I know who have spent their entire career with 1 employer have been federal government employees....