How the Budget will affect you

The Budget may have been boring. But as Ruth Jackson explains, for pensioners that's a good thing.

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Be grateful it was dull
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The first rule of the Budget is to "listen to what the chancellor says and list the things that were not mentioned", says Anne Ashworth in The Times. "Only then will you have the answer to the question: what's in it for me, now and in the future?'" So, now the dust has settled on what many have branded "the boring Budget", here's how it will affect your finances.

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Ruth Jackson-Kirby

Ruth Jackson-Kirby is a freelance personal finance journalist with 17 years’ experience, writing about everything from savings accounts and credit cards to pensions, property and pet insurance.

Ruth started her career at MoneyWeek after graduating with an MA from the University of St Andrews, and she continues to contribute regular articles to our personal finance section. After leaving MoneyWeek she went on to become deputy editor of Moneywise before becoming a freelance journalist.

Ruth writes regularly for national publications including The Sunday Times, The Times, The Mail on Sunday and Good Housekeeping, among many other titles both online and offline.