The Budget [Sky News]

[Swastika]

Has anybody been watching this?
My mams buzzing with it, apparently it's worked in our favour so she says.

So yeah, good stuff Mr Osborne.

[MrPinkPanther]

Just been watching the emergency budget, very interesting actually. I was a little worried about it but it was nowhere as near as deep as I feared.

Opinions?

About the budget:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/politics/10371590.stm

[Hecktix]

can't complain to be honest he's done it as fair as he could, interesting that they're bringing most of it in in 2011 though when the tories spoke so much about doing it immediately, we've seen it's possible to change VAT immediately as when Labour reduced it to 15% in 2008.

[MattFr]

Brilliantly presented by Mr Osborne and overall a good mandate. Just a shame he didn't cut EMA, eh?

[jackass]

Very happy with this, and I feel that they have made the right decisions!

Just a shame he didn't cut EMA, eh?

I know yeah! Could save loads on that, and seeing as it's discriminatory anyway...

[MattFr]

Very happy with this, and I feel that they have made the right decisions!



I know yeah! Could save loads on that, and seeing as it's discriminatory anyway...

Good man, agreeing with me is cool. I mean, SOME people deserve it, but they should be given a free bus bass and tokens for food and books, no spending money on iPhones n ****.

[-paul.]

i feel its ok. But its going to be a tough road ahead.

[Swastika]

Good man, agreeing with me is cool. I mean, SOME people deserve it, but they should be given a free bus bass and tokens for food and books, no spending money on iPhones n ****.

I agree that scrapping EMA could save alot of money but it helps me out so i can't complain.

[Tintinnabulate]

From what I have seen so far, its good.

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can't complain to be honest he's done it as fair as he could, interesting that they're bringing most of it in in 2011 though when the tories spoke so much about doing it immediately, we've seen it's possible to change VAT immediately as when Labour reduced it to 15% in 2008.

Yeah but when they did that, most companies made more profit. Now the prices will likely go up so they need time to plan.

[dbgtz]

scrapping loads could save alot of money, like benefits in general. Benefits just give people easy lives tbh, I think it's better to be completely unemployed then recieve money for nothing, at least make them do community service ***.

It is good (from what I've read), but it could be SO much better. Is there anywhere to literally see this in like the form of a table saying how much is given to what directly rather then the excess information in the article.