What are people buying ahead of the budget?

elsien

Sarahspangles said:

Albermarle said:

elsien said:

I have actually just stocked up on wine, but it’s nothing to do with the budget and everything to do with Sainsbury’s 25% off deal. 

Maybe a pre budget thing as Tesco and Waitrose have the same offer on at the same time.

I think they're just trying to capture early Xmas spenders in the hope we'll swig the lot and need to re-buy before Xmas

Have to admit, there is a reasonable chance of that happening. 

Sarahspangles

elsien said:

Sarahspangles said:

Albermarle said:

elsien said:

I have actually just stocked up on wine, but it’s nothing to do with the budget and everything to do with Sainsbury’s 25% off deal. 

Maybe a pre budget thing as Tesco and Waitrose have the same offer on at the same time.

I think they're just trying to capture early Xmas spenders in the hope we'll swig the lot and need to re-buy before Xmas

Have to admit, there is a reasonable chance of that happening. 

It’s all the pre-budget speculation driving us to drink!

Albermarle

CaptainWales said:

Ahead of the budget on Wednesday I wonder what items people are buying / stocking up "just in case" the budget has an effect on their cost. Fuel, alcohol and cigarettes are the obvious ones but is there anything else? 

I just read a reasonably balanced list of budget predictions in the Times.
Looks like fuel and alcohol rises are unlikely......
The former because it would be too unpopular and the latter because the duty regime on alcohol was changed by Jeremy Hunt, meaning there has recently been significant rises in the price of spirits and stronger wines.

Exodi

CaptainWales said:

fuel, alcohol and cigarettes are the obvious ones but is there anything else? 

Forgive me if I've missed this but why are alcohol and cigarettes obvious ones? I hadn't seen anything about increased taxes on alcohol on cigarettes and we already tax the living smithereens out of them compared to other countries.

Fuel is fair as there seems to be a lot of discussion around increasing the tax on it.

mark_cycling00 said:

FTSE world ex-UK ETFs 

I think given how much the UK represents in global market capitalisation, even if all UK businesses became worthless overnight following the budget, most people likely wouldn't notice or at least sweat the resulting ~3.5% drop in value (assuming they are invested in relation to market cap)

Cobbler_tone

Bus tickets, thousands of them.

kinger101

Sarahspangles said:

Albermarle said:

elsien said:

I have actually just stocked up on wine, but it’s nothing to do with the budget and everything to do with Sainsbury’s 25% off deal. 

Maybe a pre budget thing as Tesco and Waitrose have the same offer on at the same time.

I think they're just trying to capture early Xmas spenders in the hope we'll swig the lot and need to re-buy before Xmas

Have you been looking in my fridge?

Bookworm105

kinger101 said:

Sarahspangles said:

Albermarle said:

elsien said:

I have actually just stocked up on wine, but it’s nothing to do with the budget and everything to do with Sainsbury’s 25% off deal. 

Maybe a pre budget thing as Tesco and Waitrose have the same offer on at the same time.

I think they're just trying to capture early Xmas spenders in the hope we'll swig the lot and need to re-buy before Xmas

Have you been looking in my fridge?

appreciate the humour but nothing I'd buy for Xmas would be in my fridge in mid November