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I earn £30,000. I'm angry there was no fuel duty cut in the Budget

Chloe, Emily and Robert all spoke to the BBC about what they would like to see in the Budget

I earn £30,000. I'm angry there was no fuel duty cut in the Budget
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Chloe, Emily and Robert all spoke to the BBC about what they would like to see in the Budget

He announced £100 energy payment for millions and a tax rise on banks, among other measures.

BBC News has been speaking to people on a range of incomes on how they feel about their finances and how the Budget affects them.

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Dave Herbert, a professional driver who moves cars between showrooms and does deliveries, says fuel prices have been "crazy" this year.

He spends around £350 a month on petrol for work and personal use. That's 40% to 50% more than at the start of the year, he says.

He has to commute into Cardiff, a 62-mile round trip from his home in Ynysddu. "I'd love to have a hybrid car but even an entry-level used car is too expensive."

The 48-year-old, who is married with a 12-year-old daughter, says he has to find the extra money for fuel "from an already tight budget" and "dreads" filling up at the pump.

The only measure Dave wanted to see was a cut to fuel duty, and he was disappointed this didn't happen.

"I'm pretty angry, really. Nothing has been thrown my way," he says.

The main fuel duty rate has been frozen at 57.95p per litre since March 2011, and it will be frozen again, but Dave says: "It sounds like they're giving us something by keeping it frozen but they're actually still taking it off us."

Emily Nelson completed her A-levels last year and like thousands of her peers has been unable to find a job since leaving college.

The 19-year-old from Swindon wants to be an animator but in the meantime is applying for retail and sales roles and apprenticeships. Most of the time, she doesn't hear back from potential employers.

"I'm trying my best, it's all you really can do. It's kind of suffocating in a way. You see everyone else managing, and you feel like you're not."

Emily was initially disappointed with the Budget, and then frustrated that the government is waiting for the outcome of a review…

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