Tomorrow is #Budget2013 day. Ah yes. That day of year where I always feel like dropping a hot iron on my hands.
— The Grim Reaper (@grimreaperblog) March 19, 2013
Chancellor George Osborne has sent his first tweet promising to tackle the UK's economic problems "head on" #budget2013
— Sky News Newsdesk (@SkyNewsBreak) March 20, 2013
George Osborne on the phone. Says he's not quite sure what to wear when announcing the #Budget2013. One's suggested a balaclava.
— Prince Charles (@Charles_HRH) March 20, 2013
X-ray suggests Osborne’s budget will be full of surprises. #Budget2013 twitpic.com/ccwi4w
— The Poke(@ThePoke) March 20, 2013
Gideon says he wants to "level with people". I'd like to level him with a steamroller. #Budget2013
— The Grim Reaper (@grimreaperblog) March 20, 2013
Osborne: "For every one job lost in the public sector, 6 jobs have been created in Poundland. For no money" #Budget2013
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) March 20, 2013
Watched twenty minutes of The Muppet Show before realising it was the #Budget2013.
— Prince Charles (@Charles_HRH) March 20, 2013
Britain is open for business, and bankers are invited to walk in and help themselves. #Budget2013
— paul bassett davies (@thewritertype) March 20, 2013
Beer duty escalator scrapped and duty reduced. No complaints from me about that. #budget2013
— Bish (@SimonBishop) March 20, 2013
Fuel duty frozen, beer duty lowered. Big win for drink drivers #budget2013
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) March 20, 2013
1p off a pint. Like a coffee loyalty card. Buy 349 pints, get 1 free. #Budget2013
— Max Rushden (@maxrushden) March 20, 2013
No income tax at all up to £10,000, meaning that every person who was on Labour's short lived 10p rate now pays ZERO TAX #budget2013
— Grant Shapps MP (@grantshapps) March 20, 2013
#budget2013 Unexpected rabbit out of hat. Employers to get 2k NI cut from 2014. No pre-briefing. Genuine astonishment in House.
— Christopher Hope (@christopherhope) March 20, 2013
Osborne's statement finishes. "This is a budget that doesn't duck our nation's problems. It confronts them head on." #Budget2013
— Daily Telegraph News (@TelegraphNews) March 20, 2013
"We are on your side," Osborne tells country #budget2013
— Jane Merrick (@janemerrick23) March 20, 2013
I want to work hard, and I want to get on. And you are not on my side, sunshine. #Budget2013
— HeardinLondon (@HeardinLondon) March 20, 2013
Labour join Ed Miliband in the 'Down, down' chorus. #budget2013
— Carl Dinnen (@carldinnen) March 20, 2013
Somebody once measured the noise in the House of Commons and found that it was well above health and safety limits... #budget2013
— Gergely Polner (@eurocrat) March 20, 2013
Aaaawwww Ed sounds like he got let out of school especially for this #babyEd #budget2013
— Fatihah Iman (@Fatihah_Iman) March 20, 2013
Ed Miliband spoke for about 30 seconds before the Deputy Speaker intervened to calm the shouting #Budget2013
— Andy McSmith (@andymcsmith) March 20, 2013
His Grace feels sorry for he Hansard clerks having to decypher all this incoherent bumbling #budget2013
— Archbishop Cranmer(@His_Grace) March 20, 2013
Remember last year's "Granny Tax" was only uncovered some hours after speech though, so may be horrors as yet uncovered. #Budget2013
— Freelance Advisor (@freelanceadvice) March 20, 2013