Economy‘The more you earn, the less you keep’: readers describe budget pressures

Guardian readers describe how budget measures affect their finances. A young London chef welcomes a low-deposit home-buying scheme but says volatile wages and rising rent make saving difficult. A business owner says higher employment and household costs leave him with almost nothing at the end of the month.

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