The Budget - how will it affect you

I'm £77 worse off

£100 better off, through 'tax creidts'. I don't claim for any of those, does that mean I'm missing out?

It won't affect me really, apart from having to pay more NI.

I don't drink alcohol at all so no worries there
I don't smoke
I have no intention of owning a so called "gas guzzler"

To be honest, I find this whole budget thing complicated and no matter how hard I try and stay interested (because it is our money they are on about) I just get bored to tears...

Oh, and apparently i'll be ?179 better off

I do, however, have one idea (which isnt new) of how the government can "save money". Sort out the benefit system. Too many people are claiming when they shouldn't be.

Maria

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£290 better off according to the link, but it doesn't take the hike in fuel duty into account that has been postponed

Apparently I'll be over £700 better off, but I somehow doubt it.......

Woooooooooohoooooooooo.....we are all better off. Praise the lovely Labour government, Mr Gordon Brown and especially the fantastically eyebrowed Mr Alistair Darling...isnt he?


I'm gonna catch me a 'Squirrel...

I'll be worse off but then I was expecting it as I;

1 Use petrol
2 Smoke
3 Drink

I just can't be bothered to watch or read about the budget anymoe as each time I get shafted by whatever government is in power at the time.

All those who said they will be better off, have you taken the 3.9% council tax increase into account as well as the 2p on fuel duty coming in October?

Its says for about ?300, but I some how doubt that. As it doesn't take into my bike, or just how much everything will go up by.

Plus my student is a bitch, it takes alot of my pay. As others have said I can see my self being taxed on something else, I don't drink a great deal either, don't smoke. But when you look at the rate at which food is going up by and everything else, I'm sure I will have less and less free cash.

Oh how do these tax credit things work? If earn over so much I take it you don't get anything?

Originally Posted by Dr Rich

Woooooooooohoooooooooo.....we are all better off. Praise the lovely Labour government, Mr Gordon Brown and especially the fantastically eyebrowed Mr Alistair Darling...isnt he?


I'm gonna catch me a 'Squirrel...

Do I detect a teeny weeny bit of sarcasm in that reply!!

Originally Posted by Jester666

Do I detect a teeny weeny bit of sarcasm in that reply!!

Maybe, but I quite like the Labour government in an they are all as bad as one another way, but less bad than Lamont and that lot from the 80's, kids.