Family budget hopes
Eric Wodke from Quorn says he hopes the chancellor will bring VAT back down to 17.5% and fule prices will be capped or reduced.
The chancellor George Osborne has started announcing details of this year's budget.
Reaction to the key Budget announcements
Central News Political Correspondent Alison Mackenzie looks at how today's Budget impacts on the Midlands.
Latest live updates on Budget Day 2012
Click here for live updates on today's budget announcement from the House of Commons.
Midlands MPs have high hopes for the budget
Midlands MPs have high hopes for the budget, but they are also aware the Chancellor prefers the phrase "Steady as she goes" to Giveaways.