LIVE: Twitter reacts to the 2016 Budget

Poke Staff. Updated March 16th, 2016

Today is Budget day, when George Osborne announces his plans for investment in the UK’s infrastructure and details exactly who is going to get screwed over the most. Buckle up, we’re in for a wild ride!

First, let’s begin with some pre-Budget excitement/sheer dread.

Traditionally, on Budget Day, families gather around a GIF of George Osborne tripping balls https://t.co/9Ej9pU4Lfw pic.twitter.com/9uQoSGOzDh

— Tom Chivers (@TomChivers) March 16, 2016

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A bit of Budget art #budget2016 pic.twitter.com/3bjG53DKoz

— norman smith (@Thehackandhound) March 16, 2016

Add an extra dimension to #Budget2016 with this bingo card/drinking game. pic.twitter.com/Ftd5wzYUD4

— Oonagh (@Okeating) March 16, 2016

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This looks ominous pic.twitter.com/3AX9w26m9t

— Sean Leahy (@thepunningman) March 16, 2016

What's in George Osborne's case? A still-beating heart of a homeless man which he was challenged to procure by The Bullingdon Club

— Sanjeev Kohli (@govindajeggy) March 16, 2016

#Budget2016 pic.twitter.com/bZjXZ7X3H0

— @quebectango – find me on the place without clouds (@QuebecTango) March 16, 2016

New Riverdance line-up unveiled at Downing Street. #Budget2016 pic.twitter.com/paU3XvdKDN

— Oonagh (@Okeating) March 16, 2016

Now onto the actual Budget, starting with a terrifying video.

https://twitter.com/Uns_Auf_Sie/status/710086788824625152
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Find out how #Budget2016 will affect you with this handy guide. pic.twitter.com/oDJQZxxw3j

— James Cook (@jamesecook) March 16, 2016

STOP SAYING 'THE NEXT GENERATION'. STOP IT. UNI AND HOUSING IS UNAFFORDABLE FOR LOADS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THANKS TO YOU. STOP. IT. #Budget2016

— Gabby Hutchinson Crouch (@Scriblit) March 16, 2016

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“Yes, debt is rising but if you look at completely hypothetical, future figures, you’ll see it’s not” #Budget2016

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) March 16, 2016

I'm going to get a small microphone on my desk and I will just spend all day thumping the table near it and now I am Chancellor. #Budget2016

— Sarah (@SarahDuggers) March 16, 2016

An anagram of 'George Osborne' is ‘Odious little wankstain'

Give or take a few letters.#Budget2016

— Amanda (@Pandamoanimum) March 16, 2016

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Thanks BBC #Budget2016 pic.twitter.com/0qlUFs2XT3

— TechnicallyRon (On all the platforms) (@TechnicallyRon) March 16, 2016

Sell sugar shares now #Budget2016 pic.twitter.com/8yVPjYo4iF

— General Boles (@GeneralBoles) March 16, 2016

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That thundering noise you hear is the sound of a nation running to stock up on Irn Bru #sugartax #budget2016 pic.twitter.com/Pf7naXP4JP

— Julia Macfarlane (@juliamacfarlane) March 16, 2016

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"Sugar tax?!?" pic.twitter.com/Ptl1eHbEwm

— Mr Roger Quimbly (@RogerQuimbly) March 16, 2016

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And then there was Jeremy Corbyn’s response, if you could hear any of it.

Just another day in the commons #Budget2016 pic.twitter.com/SMZS1kJOGj

— TechnicallyRon (On all the platforms) (@TechnicallyRon) March 16, 2016

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So, in summary.

It's fine #Budget2016 pic.twitter.com/mQVW7X2o24

— Neil Watson-Slorance (@neilslorance) March 16, 2016

Bacteria has now formed an opinion on the #Budget2016 pic.twitter.com/8zNiCHo7z6

— The Poke (@ThePoke) March 16, 2016