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Your Say

Poll: Are you more worried about your finances now than you were before Budget 2011?

Or has the Budget reassured you about your future, and that of the country?

UNLESS YOU’RE ONE of the select group left better off by this year’s Budget, chances are you’ve taken a hit.

But do you feel better about your finances now you know where you stand? Or is ignorance bliss?

Today we’re asking: are you more worried about your finances now than you were before Budget 2011?

(If you’re not sure, our Budget Calculator might help you make up your mind.)

Poll Results:

Yes: I'm worried (363)

No: I feel reassured (76)

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Jennifer O'Connell

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