Budget Analysis

BUDGET 2025: WHAT IT REALLY MEANS FOR US

The government says this budget brings "stability."

But for villages like Stoneclough, Prestolee and Ringley, the reality is different.

Sole Traders & Small Businesses

  • Frozen tax thresholds = higher taxes
  • Material and fuel costs still rising
  • No new local business support
  • Trades and small firms get squeezed harder than ever

Working Families

  • More tax through fiscal drag
  • No new support for buying homes locally
  • Rents rising with no protection
  • Families are being priced out of their own village

Employees

  • Small NIC cut gives a few extra pounds
  • But tax threshold freezes take more back
  • Workers effectively lose out

Employers

  • Higher wage bill, higher supply costs, no new relief
  • Local shops and hospitality struggle most

Public Services

  • Bolton Council still in financial crisis
  • Cuts continue
  • Volunteers remain the only reason our streets stay clean

Budget 2025 doesn't protect villages like ours.

That's why the SCC must.

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