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Budget verdict

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  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Rochdale_Pioneers wrote: »
    I wonder where we would have been had we uniquely sat on our hands?

    In our chairs.:D
  • bluey890
    bluey890 Posts: 1,020 Forumite
    edited 22 April 2009 at 6:57PM
    Dithering_Dad wrote: »
    Not me, I'm £600 better off this year, and I assume next year and every year after.

    I think Labour have saved the UK from the GLOBAL recession. Thank god we had Brown and Darling at the helm at this difficult time. Those damned yanks and their mortgages caused the problem and Labour are the solution.

    You have convinced me, in fact I might join the party. You should remove the words 'I think', it sounds a bit vague..
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  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Dithering_Dad wrote: »
    They should put more haulage on trains and maybe we'll be able to drive on the roads without them being clogged by lorries. Our air quality should be better too. A budget to save the country that also saves the planet. Only labour could be so comprehensively wonderful.

    We had years of economic growth in which to invest in our infrastructure.
  • incher
    incher Posts: 182 Forumite
    Dithering_Dad wrote: »
    Yay! I'm £600 better off per year because of the budget. Good old Labour. :D

    How do I find out/calculate whether I'm better off? Once I've figured that out, then I'll know whether it was a good budget.

    Because it is all about ME you know. I don't care about the rest of you ;)
  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    incher wrote: »
    How do I find out/calculate whether I'm better off? Once I've figured that out, then I'll know whether it was a good budget.

    Because it is all about ME you know. I don't care about the rest of you ;)
    BBC. I googled bbc budget calculator, was the first thing.
  • incher
    incher Posts: 182 Forumite
    Thanks Lostinrates. Following completion of the BBC Calculator, it appears that I will be £645 better off if I lead a similar lifestyle next year.

    So, a good budget for me then. :j
  • Old_Slaphead
    Old_Slaphead Posts: 2,749 Forumite
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    Dan: wrote: »
    I wouldn't want to be going through these times with Cameron as our leader.

    I could think of worse things ie another 5 years of this Kaka.
  • bluey890
    bluey890 Posts: 1,020 Forumite
    Are people dumb enough to believe the cr@ ppy BBC calculator? Sigh.
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  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    bluey890 wrote: »
    Are people dumb enough to believe the cr@ ppy BBC calculator? Sigh.

    not since it lied to me about tax credits. All hopeful I was there for a moment.
  • incher
    incher Posts: 182 Forumite
    bluey890 wrote: »
    Are people dumb enough to believe the cr@ ppy BBC calculator? Sigh.

    Are some people dumb enough not to realise people sometimes jest on this forum?
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