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In his Budget Gordon Brown said all pensioners would receive £200 off their Council Tax bills - what he did not say was that this is a one off offer for this year only.

In his Budget Gordon Brown said all pensioners would receive free bus travel - what he did not say is that this is for 'off peak only'.

In his Budget Gordon Brown announced a new package of expenditure for school building - what he did not say was that this money has already been announced previously* and that it does not come on stream for four more years.

Same old Chancellor. Same old spin machine!