Blowing the budget on booze

Good

• I don't have a gas guzzler (or indeed any car)
• I don't smoke
• I don't fly (well not for past 3 years)
• My income is below taxable levels
• Increase in winter fuel credit for over 60's (must visit parents more....)

Bad

• Tax on alcohol....but dose dependent......
• No reinstatement of 10% tax banding
• Will have to pay the extra 1.8p a litre duty on petrol from August - could make peripheral hospital attachments that bit more expensive.

The BBC reckon I will be £16.32 worse off next year, all of it alcohol related........ so since the slcohol duty changes don't kick in til sunday...........Cheers!