Budget calculator: will you be better or worse off?

penguine

Enter a few details and find out if the impact of the new budget on your household's finances. Inexplicably, it says we'll will be £600 better off.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/interactive/2009/apr/22/2009-budget-calculator

lostinrates

NOw, this IS doifferent to the BBC one right? Maybe we should have a comparison thread to see how accurate to each other they all are?

ETA: having done it, NOT VERY!

incher

Ok, I'm up for comparison. Will report back shortly.

dylansmum

£200 up. But loads down in terms of social mess, increase in unemployment, debt to IMF who will really make every govt. do what they want to protect the banking system (and mega rich individuals), cuts in public services..not a good deal for me!

1984ReturnsForReal_2

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Age 38
Married
Partner 36

Income 0

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Am I better off?

incher

Oooh, only £125 better off according to the Guardian, compared to £645 from the BBC. I shall never buy the Guardian again. Huffs off.

lostinrates

1984ReturnsForReal wrote: »

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Male
Age 38
Married
Partner 36

Income 0

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Am I better off?

This is a very accurate economic tool, and thus requires more detail than your age and sex.

need car details, too.:rotfl:

DaisyNelson

Extra £175p.a. for me, what shall I spend it on?

mewbie_2

The box for income isn't large enough. Typical Guardian.

baileysbattlebus

£247 - up - same on both sites for us, well the difference is pennies

OH hit by £352 extra in NI contributions

I smoke and petrol costs up

dylansmum

Daily Banker calculator

Gender: male

Age: 56

Income: 2 billion
Tax dodges: 2 billion
State handouts: 1.5 trillion
Drink: as much as I could for free when Brown opened my new bank and said how great bankers were. N/A
Countries owned: three small islands in pacific and 60% of Zambia

Last year: worth around 22 billion
This year: BETTER off than the rest of you lackeys. Cackle. I love my state benefits!