#Budget 2014: Twitter reactions to the Budget

In the instantaneous online world, Twitter is the forum for airing immediate reactions.

Here are some initial responses to George Osborne’s Budget 2014, starting with a tweet from Osborne himself before leaving for Parliament:

Today I will deliver a Budget for a resilient economy – starting with a resilient pound coin pic.twitter.com/Ev2IuNpXg4

— George Osborne (@George_Osborne) March 19, 2014

Ahead of the Budget, the Labour Party tweets their thoughts on the matter:

This will help you work out if Osborne’s budgets have been good for you: https://t.co/tOFt6myXhv #Budget2014 pic.twitter.com/1ZOhM6FzbD

— The Labour Party (@UKLabour) March 19, 2014

Meanwhile the Independent tweeted:

16/1 odds that Osborne will use the words ‘Magic Money Tree’ during the #Budget2014

— The Independent (@Independent) March 19, 2014

And here are the reactions:

Pleased to hear the economy is recovering faster than forecast #Budget2014

— John Bryceland (@jbrycelandSAP) March 19, 2014

Shame there were no changes to the #StampDutythresholds. An opportunity missed #property #Budget2014

— Nick Harris (@Northwood_Nick) March 19, 2014

No increased duty on whisky? Chancellor, you are spoiling us… #budget2014

— Jack Springheel (@springheel) March 19, 2014

I think that’s a £100 tax cut for everyone earning less than £100k… £2 a week. #Budget2014

— Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) March 19, 2014

“A penny off a pint” – worst political slogan in history. #budget2014

— Martin Robbins (@mjrobbins) March 19, 2014

Penny off a pint and cheaper cider, promises George. Turns out he can organise a piss up in a brewery. #budget2014

— Bex Burn-Callander (@sparky000) March 19, 2014

Here’s that rabbit for savers. New ISA merging cash & stocks/shares & limit up to £15k per year #Budget2014

— Nick Robinson (@bbcnickrobinson) March 19, 2014

Massive reform of ISAs – but who in the UK can save £15,000 a year when median earnings are £26,500 a year? #budget2014

— Richard Murphy (@RichardJMurphy) March 19, 2014

That’s the Greenest Government Ever promise shredded…AGAIN #budget2014

— Sunny Hundal (@sunny_hundal) March 19, 2014

I know replying to a budget is a nightmare but unless I missed it Ed Miliband #Budget2014response seemed to avoid mention of anything in it

— norman smith (@BBCNormanS) March 19, 2014

Beer-drinking, cash-saving, bingo-playing, car-driving, graphene-using army cadets don’t do budgets, but if they did… #Budget2014

— Mark Wallace (@wallaceme) March 19, 2014

Rather amazing that cutting tax on taking cash out of pension pot actually raises more than £1bn a year for Treasury #Budget2014

— Robert Peston (@Peston) March 19, 2014

@NickCohen4: Most telling part of budget is how many concessions for the old: all politicians must bring offerings to the boomer gods

— Nick Cohen (@NickCohen4) March 19, 2014