Budget case studies: Britons react to Jeremy Hunt's announcements

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Her partner, Mike Goncalves, 35, works full-time as a brand ambassador, and Miss Lancaster runs a successful food blog, The Dairy Free Mum.Between them, they earn around £60,000 before tax each year but spend over £1,600 a month on nursery including the 30 hours that their four-year-old Violet gets free.
55% :Taking advantage of tax flexibility since leaving the European Union, a 'Brexit pubs guarantee' will see duty on draught products up to 11p lower than in supermarkets.
54% : Tax is also a big concern for her, she said: 'My tax bill in January alone was £5,000 and then we have to pay in July, and then I have to wait until next year for a rebate.
45% : Business is not helped by stifling energy costs: 'The non-regulation around utilities, where you've got utility companies bragging about huge profits whilst we're struggling to actually pay the bills.
44% : BirminghamJob: Business owner and entrepreneurSalary: Six figuresLawrence Barton, 49, has run a range of businesses for 25 years but is concerned about the struggling night time economy which he says is not helped by high levels of taxation.

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