Nurses Pay Rise

[lankeela]

would you accept a tax increase to give the NHS staff a bigger pay rise? If everyone who clapped agreed they could pay them more but I wonder how many would actually agree to paying for it?

[Theland]

Link nurses pay to MP's pay.

[Deskdiary]

There’s 650 or so MPs and approx 300,000 nurses.

How would that work Theland?

[Deskdiary]

As you’ve been kind enough to give me a couple of days to consider your view about VAT and Income Tax Bob, I’ll return the compliment and ask you to consider what you’ve said as well.

[emmie]

don't be absurd theland, the average pay for MP is though i don't know exact figure 88k nurses don't run the country, they do get paid quite well as it is, going on my niece who is a nurse.

[murraymints]

No..let me play Devil's Advocate... the Covid measures such as Furlough..small business support etc has to be paid for somehow..many NHS employees on ancillary side are furloughed too..the govt ..regardless of which party is in power..has to pay for this somehow..to expect tens of millions of jobs to be saved ..business' supported AND have a pay rise is rather disingenuous .. moreover Nurses are not poorly paid despite the popular myth... student nurses are perhaps nor greatly rewarded but they are STUDENTS..most students are not paid at all and have to rely on loans to qualify...that said I am eternally grateful to have such a provision as the NHS and applaud the work they do...a do many tens of millions of other folk that have worked through this pandemic to keep the country afloat

[emmie]

i totally agree Minty.

[Deskdiary]

Bobbinwales at 8.01pm - at your suggestion, in your flouncing post because you realised you were talking nonsense, I've thought about it more, and I still can't see how "almost doubling" VAT or Income Tax will solve the issue.

As has already been pointed out, a doubling of VAT will mean people won't spend, resulting in less tax raised through your "almost doubling" of VAT, and "almost doubling" Income Tax will result in people not being able to afford to pay their mortgages or rent.

The above is so breathtakingly obvious I am genuinely astonished you raised it.

So, I've now had time to think about it, have you? Do you now realise you were talking nonsense?

[Untitled]

I would be willing to pay a bit extra yes. This crisis has demonstrated just how important those people are.