Honest opinion on the Budget?

[TWR]

Is it a Buget for the better off? has it done you any favours?

[Everhelpful]

YES and NO!!Both questions answered in that order.

[bellazella]

Probably not

[penelope2]

I'm a pensioner with Age Related Allowance and a 'few bob' invested, done bu**er all for me in fact has penalised me. Roll on the next election - UKIP.

[sir.prize]

TWR - Judge for yourself. I've been given an extra £5.30 a week state pension. Less weekly increases of 20% income tax £1.06, Council tax £4.50, water rates £0.87, gas/electric £4.40. Nett result: a weekly loss of £5.53. Then of course fuel increases at the pumps and weekly shopping bill rises.

Not really a favour is it?

[weecalf]

dont care taxman is gonna get my money no matter how he phrases it

[Old_Geezer]

Could be bettter, could be worse. The BBC reckons I'm fractionally better off. Not sure I believe it but still, nice to think it might be. Whether the ecomony will improve as a result, well time will tell.

[TWR]

There is an answer to this Sir, do you fancy meeting up & smash a few windows / cars / blow up a few building?

[sir.prize]

TWR - There's already enough of that going on in UK already.

[TWR]

At least we would get looking after with a full meal & all that goes with it inside.

[sir.prize]

TWR - do you mean we would be looked after like Abu Qatada was?

[lady-janine]

yes and no. apart from trying to get near enough to blow up downing st i dont know what i can do to protest about it.

[Sir Alec]

Put all the pensioners in prison. Three meals a day, no tax, no mortgage, free television all day. Exercise in moderation.

Put the criminals on council estates. No fuel, no food, council tax, etc.

This country has everything wrong!

[lady-janine]

lol. Sir Alec. you are so right.

[TWR]

You have that in one Sir, the system is a joke.