lovemoney.com - Q&A - The economy http://www.lovemoney.com The economy questions from Q&A on lovemoney.com en-gb Copyright 2008-2013 lovemoney.com. All rights reserved. http://www.lovemoney.com/Images/Global/HeaderLogoOnWhite.gif lovemoney.com http://www.lovemoney.com 300 50 <![CDATA[Can my employer find out that I have a second job?]]> I have a full time permanent job but have decided to start up a separate small side business through self employment. I have registered as a sole trader with HMRC.

Do I need to let my employer know that I have another job (even though it does not affect my main job)?

Can they find out from the tax office that I have this second job? I would really like to keep it to myself.

]]> <![CDATA[Who needs to be informed if a Limited Company starts trading after being dormant?]]> <![CDATA[I want to vote with my wallet this fall. My wife and make good money together. Both parties suck. Which will be the best for my wallet?]]> <![CDATA[Why is it that no-one loves our replies?]]> So far this month, only 2 replies have been rated. Are we not giving people the replies that they want or need (not necessarily the same)?

There are still lots of questions being asked, so why are so few replies being rated?

We used to get over 100 per month.

Mike

]]> <![CDATA[Freelance work?]]> I am starting to freelance and have been told that sites like Peopleperhour are good for finding work. Unfortunately I have also been told that on that site you get pretty low pay and lots of competition of jobs. I have heard of another site, Freelance Parents Network, which is and has jobs that offer decent rates of pay - but I am not a parent! Can anyone recommend any others?? Thanks Emma

]]> <![CDATA[Do you support your local businesses?]]> Santander has published some research on which local businesses are most important to us.

The local pub came top, with 47% of us saying it is the most valued local business.

Others in the top ten include newsagents, grocers, hairdressers, butchers and mechanics.

So I want to know which local businesses are most important to you? Which ones do you support? And why?

]]> <![CDATA[Should we pay for our exact water use?]]> The Institution of Civil Engineers believes that the UK's water supplies are at a critical point.

The body has called for universal water metering, so that households with high water use for non-essentials like washing the car or watering the garden pay more.

Would this be a sensible and fair way of fixing the water shortage?

]]> <![CDATA[Should fathers be allowed up to six months' paternity leave?]]> As announced in the Queen's Speech, the Government is going ahead with plans to introduce flexible paternity leave.

This could see new fathers enjoy up to six months of paternity leave.

Business leaders are very upset, saying this will be a nightmare to manage. What do you think?

]]> <![CDATA[Would you use an ATM to donate to charity?]]> From this summer, we will all be able to make donations to charity through a cash machine.

12,000 machines, owned by RBS and independent operator Bank Machine, will be first, with others expected to follow later this year.

Each bank can choose which charity or charities to support, and users can choose to donate when they use a cash machine.

Will this help boost charitable donations? Does it make it more likely that you will donate?

]]> <![CDATA[Should Britain contribute more to the Euro bailout fund?]]> Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, thinks Britain should pay more towards to the Euro bailout fund.

She says that "it is in Britain's interest" to do so.

Is she right? What do you think?

]]> <![CDATA[Should parents of kids playing truant have their Child Benefit cut?]]> A Government adviser has argued that docking Child Benefit from the parents of children that skip school will improve attendance rates.

However, opponents have argued that this will take already over-stretched families to the brink.

What do you think?

]]> <![CDATA[i wanna help at my financial problm iam aindian student .i wanna reach the higher education but no need money so please tell me how to earn money]]> <![CDATA[What do you think of the 'pasty tax'?]]> There has been a lot of coverage this week of the so-called 'pasty tax' which George Osborne brought in as part of this year's Budget.

What do you think about it? Is it a sign that the Government is out of touch? Or is it a daft story, taking away from the bigger ecnomic issues?

]]> <![CDATA[What do you think will be in the Budget]]> Sadly half the Budget seems to have been leaked already, but what do you think will be in there. And what would you do if you were Chancellor?

]]> <![CDATA[Should we be given shares in RBS?]]> The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced losses of £2 billion for 2011, up from £1.1 billion in 2010.

The bank has now made losses in each of the past four years since it was bailed out by the Government to the tune of £45.5 billion.

It’s been suggested that the bank should give the taxpayer-owned shares to us, the taxpayers, on the proviso that any profit when they are sold is split between the Treasury and the shareholder.

What do you think of this idea? Should we be given the shares? Or should the bank be left to get its house in order with a view to being sold?

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