Good news for beer lovers!

Many people like to sit down to listen to the Chancellor’s budget speech so that they can work out which cigarettes they are going be able to afford and whether they’ll need to start car-pooling to work.   These same people will have been facing scheduling conflicts on 22 June since the Budget announcement was due to start at 3.30 pm.

This is of critical importance during the World Cup when, I am informed by colleagues, beer is often consumed in quantity.  Difficult decisions may have been required in order to make the necessary purchases in the afternoon were the speech not to end until 4.30.

I am very happy to be the bearer of good tidings to one and all!   According to the HM Treasury website Mr O will now be standing up at 12.30 to deliver his speech.  That should give you all plenty of time to dash over to your local shop in your lunch breaks and pick up a case of whatever is going to be increasing in price the next day.  And you’ll still be back at your desks by 2 o’clock.

Phew.

Watch this space for Budget news and views next week…..