Had our Phil of Budget misery
The Chancellor’s Budget has left me wondering where this country is going. He claimed another 600,000 people will be in work in the next four years and said there will be more money for housing and Brexit, but I didn’t hear anything about our wonderful public services that they seem hellbent on destroying.
This is a failed Budget that will do nothing to help those who rely on foodbanks, or people living rough. How can young people get on the housing ladder with minimum wages, zero hours contracts and no job security? Corbyn must continue to give the Tories hell. Dave Mellor, Warrington, Cheshire
# There was absolutely nothing in Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Budget to drastically change the downward spiral in the public’s perception of the Tories. He simply doesn’t come across as a politician who is inspired to do the right thing in order to make ordinary voters’ lives better. In fact, I don’t really see any politicians in the Tory ranks who are. And this is from someone who invariably votes Tory. Howard Gardner Sale, Cheshire
# What a useless Budget. I dare May and Hammond to give up one month of their luxury to survive on what some families are having to live on because of their cuts. This would soon make them realise how out of touch they are. Mel Ingleton, Coulsdon Surrey
# Chancellor Philip Hammond failed to seize upon a golden opportunity to restore some of the public’s faith in the Government with his “same old, same old” Autumn Budget on Wednesday.
The most important thing he could have done would have been to reward the long-suffering public sector workers with a decent pay rise – but he failed. A J Smith, March, Cambs
# When the Tories came to power in 2010 we were promised that the deficit would be eliminated within five years.
Now, after seven years of austerity which have brought misery to many, the deficit still exists. What hope for the future does this give to hardworking people? Ken Pennington, Stalybridge, Cheshire
# How generous of the Chancellor to increase the Living Wage for over-25s to £7.83 an hour. In this age of zero hours contracts or part-time work, does he really think this is an acceptable Living Wage? Diane Armstrong, Durham
# Why can’t the Chancellor do things differently and close all the loopholes which allow wealthy individuals and corporations to place their tax liabilities offshore to reduce the amount of tax they pay? They should have their tax collected by PAYE as most of us do.
Companies should not be allowed to trade in Britain unless the correct amount of tax has been paid. If Labour and Conservatives will not work together to sort this issue they are failing the country and every
working person in it. AC Raw, Halifax, West Yorks