Nice U-turn on fuel duty. Not only scrapping the rise in April, but reducing it by a penny from 6pm tonight.

Still appauling but better than any proposed rise. £1.47 p.ltr diesel I paid yesterday

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Good news for Daresbury Research

have fags and beer gone up, and have they brought in a gambling tax?

Fags up...beer not

the conspiracy theorist in me wonders about a proposed move to combine NI with income tax.

Merge it then scrap the NHS keep tax at same level and pay insurance premiums on top.

i've not paid national insurance for years...

Could I have your name and post code please.

Excellent budget in the circumstances, and I commend it to the house.

Self employed, was told that I did'nt have to pay it, but if I never, i would not be entitled to a full state pension.

not really bothered;
a/ be dead by then
b/ thee will not be a retirement age... may aswell put your money into a pyramid scheme.

beer and no petrol rise christ that must be a 1st..the damage has already been done with this pathetic bunch

Spot on political analysis. I particularly like the way the pathetic coalition put us £875 billion in debt too. It would be better to vote the Labour government back into power in another 4 years so they can sort their financial mess out.

If only Gordon Brown was still in power..... all would be well in Olde Blighty.

vote for change, actual change like the greens, you'd see some lovely petrol prices then.

My thoughts:

I love how don't call me Gideon thinks he can control inflation!

There is only ever one winner in any budget and that is the goverment. Lets hope the only winner on Friday is the WIRE!!!!