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Feel sorry for Hammond, hitched to a hapless administration drowning in debt heading for a slow motion car crash

Real black hole in gov. finances now. Tories made a ridiculous manifesto pledge to not put up VAT, NI or Income tax. But of course they didn't budget for the slow motion car crash of Brexit

23 years to win a election, 23 months to chaos If they want to impose a Brexit levy going after NI on the self employed is far too blunt a tool. FFS just scrap the triple lock on pensions instead

The loss of £3000 is tax free divs costs £225 (7.5% tax), pretty minor. The really killer for many small businesses in the revised business rates that hurts small shops just getting by (especially in place like Brighton where property rents are already high). Reform is needed, they need to...

All old news, nothing new. It won't even cover the increasing costs of food and fuel that are already here

From the Tory part conference last Oct... Our society should work for everyone, but if you can’t afford to get onto the property ladder, or your child is stuck in a bad school, it doesn’t feel like it’s working for you. Our economy should work for everyone, but if your pay has stagnated for...

Nothing that major in the budget today, Hammond is cautious and with the uncertainty ahead he should be. As I suspected there was nothing for the JAMS, May's speech at Tory party conference was just hollow words that sounded good on the stage

Tell me you're having a laugh with that comment!

I think putting Canada on the graph would really show how far we are behind. As for the others, really still emerging economies

Very little relief on business rates, £1000 for pubs with less than £100k rateable value. Meanwhile the nations public schools still a bit fat ZERO business rates

And now there's higher tax, fuel and food prices. A sting in the tail

Well 2% extra NI by 2019, same as income tax up 2% really. About £700 a year for a £45k earner, £300 a year for a £25k earner. Hammond needs to build the Brexit slush fund incase the £350m / week doesn't come off!!!

If there isn't a tax benefit in being self employed why take the risk?