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Who is going to Blog the Budget for us?

John_Pierpoint · 2010-06-22 11:17:39

One if my favourite MSE memories was the forum member, with a view of the City of London branch of Northern Rock, who devoted the day to keeping us up to date with the panic queue. Anyone with the financial knowledge able to give us all a FACTUAL report on what the boy Osborne is really saying?

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AMILLIONDOLLARS Posts: 2,299 Forumite

25 June 2010 at 4:12PM

SingleSue wrote: »

I know....but I also expected the normal 10p per packet of ciggies, 3p on a pint etc, 2p on a litre of fuel over and above any rises in VAT.

Doing a quick calculation on B&H cigs (£5.58 for 20) an additional 2.5% equates to an extra 14p!! As I am not a smoker I would not know the cost of a 10 or 20 of any other brands I'm afraid:D and an extra 13p on a £5 bottle of wine, on £10 fuel an extra 25p so this increase will be raking in money for them anyway!!

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