Chancellor Alistair Darling's Budget 2008

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Budget 2008 Poll

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  1. What did you think of Darling's Budget?
    1. Sensible and sound - a Budget for stability
      9%
    2. Some good, some bad, some ugly
      21%
    3. An opportunity wasted
      71%
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