'Not much of a change' THE CREDIT CRISIS BUDGET Spend now, pay later Budget will leave us with pounds 1trillion debt SAVINGS.SHOR Renyard, 25, lives in Consett Consett (kŏn`sət), town (1991 pop. 33,433), Durham, NE England. The major economic focus is on engineering. The town has associations with the Roman, Saxon, and Norman conquests. A German colony of swordmakers settled in Consett in the 17th cent. , Co Durham Durham, town and district, England Durham, town (1991 pop. 38,105) and district, county seat of Durham, NE England, on the sides of a hill nearly encircled by the Wear River. The town's small factories produce organs and carpets. , with partner Gav Charters, 28, a bar manager, and infant sons Jed and Alec. We studied everything Shor spent in a day and worked out how much she would save once VAT VAT See: Value-added tax VAT See value-added tax (VAT). is cut to 15 per cent. Filling tank of Renault Scenic. Now: pounds 40; After 15 per cent VAT: pounds 39.15; Add new fuel duty: pounds 1.20; Saving: -35p Make-up. Now: pounds 19.49; After: pounds 19.08; Saving: 41p Family meal in local pub. Now: pounds 30; After: pounds 29.36; Saving: 64p Kids' DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. . Now: pounds 10.99; After: pounds 10.75; Saving: 24p Nintendo Wii Christmas present. Now: pounds 179.99; After: pounds 176.16; Saving: pounds 3.83 Woman's top. Now: pounds 8; After: pounds 7.83; Saving: 17p Sofa cushions. Now: pounds 10; After: pounds 9.78; Saving: 22p Men's socks. Now: pounds 10; After: pounds 9.78; Saving: 22p Women's shoes. Now: pounds 25; After: pounds 24.47; Saving: 53p TOTAL SAVING: pounds 5.91 Shor says: "I don't think it's going to make a huge difference. Gas and electric are sky high so it's like being given with one hand and taken away with the other. "We save all year for Christmas, so wouldn't normally spend such large sums where you'd notice the bigger savings." SAVING pounds 5 CAPTION(S): GIVE AND TAKE Shor with sons Jed, left, and Alec |
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