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Budget 2024: 'I just about make ends meet on £21,500 a year'

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Summary
Nutrition label

76% Informative

The Budget will reveal how much tax each of us will pay and how much the government will spend on services like the NHS , schools and transport.

BBC News has been speaking to people with a range of incomes about what they want from the Budget .

'I earn 1,800 a month and have nothing left at the end' 'I feel like I’m being punished for having children'.

Nicole and Andrew Cunningham are worried about possible cuts to benefits in the Budget .

Andrew Cunningham and Ben Howard expect to be worse off after Budget day.

Allana Lamb is worried that her pension of 1,200 a month doesn't cover all of her outgoings.

Ben Howard and Sarah Howard are expecting their first child in February .

They are concerned about a cap on the amount of money you can hold tax-free in ISAs.

VR Score

78

Informative language

75

Neutral language

68

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

29

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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