All in all I don't think that the budget we witnessed today was especially ground breaking. Commentators have already said about how most of it was expected and about the tone, my only interest is what the effects mean for people in the long run. Personally I don't think it is as bad as it could have been but it's certainly not favourable, certainly some of the "positives" are barely positives at all in more historical context and it's not within me to congratulate people for offering piecemeal as if it is a huge concession.

Ultimately even a budget as inconsequential as this one is a huge thing and my intention is to take a good look at the document before I personally make any other judgements, yet I can't help but feel like I won't be surprised or made to feel glad about anything else hidden in the massive (222 page) tome. Over the next 24 hours I will post a few more articles surrounding the various larger subjects the budget involves, such as benefits, environment and goods duties.

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