This budget confirms the UK has the highest tax burden in 70 years, rising every year of the forecast period.

After the last budget the average household is £870 a year worse off.

OBR (Office for Budget Responsibility) figures show that for every 10p extra working people will pay in tax under the Tories plan, they will only be getting 5p back as a result of the combined NICs cuts.

This is the worst parliament for living standards on record

The OBR confirms this will be the only Parliament on record where living standards have fallen.

Real pay has gone up by just £17 a week over 13 years of Conservative government. Under Labour, wages rose by £183 a week over 13 years.

Collapsing Councils

And if you’re struggling don’t ask the council for help – they are systematically being driven to bankruptcy as this BBC news article explains: Vital services or financial ruin? England’s town hall dilemma