In the instantaneous online world, Twitter is the forum for airing immediate reactions.
Here are some initial responses to George Osborneās 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
ā 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 Osborneās budgets have been good for you: http://t.co/tOFt6myXhv #Budget2014pic.twitter.com/1ZOhM6FzbD
ā The Labour Party (@UKLabour) March 19, 2014
Meanwhile the Independent tweeted:
16/1 odds that Osborne will use the words āMagic Money Treeā during the #Budget2014
ā The Independent (@Independent) March 19, 2014
And here are the reactions:
Pleased to hear the economy is recovering faster than forecast #Budget2014
ā John Bryceland (@jbrycelandSAP) March 19, 2014
Shame there were no changes to the #StampDutythresholds. An opportunity missed #property#Budget2014
ā Nick Harris (@Northwood_Nick) March 19, 2014
No increased duty on whisky? Chancellor, you are spoiling us⦠#budget2014
ā Jack Springheel (@springheel) March 19, 2014
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I think thatās a Ā£100 tax cut for everyone earning less than Ā£100k⦠£2 a week. #Budget2014
ā Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) March 19, 2014
āA penny off a pintā – worst political slogan in history. #budget2014
ā 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
ā Bex Burn-Callander (@sparky000) March 19, 2014
Hereās that rabbit for savers. New ISA merging cash & stocks/shares & limit up to Ā£15k per year #Budget2014
ā Nick Robinson (@bbcnickrobinson) March 19, 2014
Massive reform of ISAs – but who in the UK can save Ā£15,000 a year when median earnings are Ā£26,500 a year? #budget2014
ā Richard Murphy (@RichardJMurphy) March 19, 2014
Thatās the Greenest Government Ever promise shreddedā¦AGAIN #budget2014
ā 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
ā norman smith (@BBCNormanS) March 19, 2014
Beer-drinking, cash-saving, bingo-playing, car-driving, graphene-using army cadets donāt do budgets, but if they did⦠#Budget2014
ā 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
ā 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
ā Nick Cohen (@NickCohen4) March 19, 2014
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