Things you may have missed in the budget small print | The Guardian

Last Updated: March 16, 2016By

Gin and tonic will be affected by the tax on sugary drinks [Image: Alamy].

I’ve been saying the devil’s in the detail – glad the Graun, at least, is picking that up and running with it.

The list runs to just seven items, though, and they missed the bigger cut in housing benefit spending.

The devil is in the detail so we take a look at what could have escaped your notice in George Osborne’s 2016 budget

Source: Things you may have missed in the budget small print | UK news | The Guardian

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One Comment

  1. Terry Davies March 17, 2016 at 5:29 am - Reply

    the tories will use the sugar tax as revenue to fund privatisation of statev schools. This money will he a ‘ cash cow’ for several budgets to get revenue and these private companies will fund the tory party from money given by taxpayers via the sugar tax.
    remember sugar is linked to slavery and the murky days of colonisation.

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