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I'm a single mum and limit my weekly shop to £40 - here's what I want from the Budget
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I'm a single mum and limit my weekly shop to £40 - here's what I want from the Budget

People earning from £380 a month to £150,000 a year tell the BBC what they want to see in this year's Budget....

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