The Official Budget 2016 thread

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"Mr Duncan Smith made it clear in his letter than he believes the Government should instead be focussing on reducing benefits for pensioners which have largely been protected during the austerity drive."

Iain Duncan Smith resigns as Work and Pensions Secretary - Telegraph

Some of the original idea like not paying £10 a week in perpetuity for a hand rail after it's been fitted made sense. But the execution was rank stupidity

This certainly should not have been done in budget that increased higher rate thresholds (even though this kicks in from next year).

Gidiot just hoped nobody would notice, chances are that will be a lot less noticed had he gone ahead with pension relief removal.