ONCE the noise has died down, what people really need to know from a Budget is how it affects them.
No one was expecting this one to be a champagne-popping affair with bags of giveaways.
GettyRachel Reeves in Downing Street before Wednesday’s Budget[/caption]Most people have been in a brace position ever since Chancellor Rachel Reeves called off Labour’s brief honeymoon in the summer with her cold decision to cut Winter Fuel Payments and warnings of painful choices.
The reality is sadly even more sober.