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Trivial Budget Question 13:12 - Mar 11 with 976 views

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Why is the budget generally on a Wednesday? Not just here, but in a lot of other countries as well.

I assume to allow the markets to react and normalise before the weekend?

Trivial Budget Question on 13:13 - Mar 11 with 967 views

J2BLUE

Just a guess but most MPs and ministers are there anyway for PMQs.

Maybe it's just a case of convenience?

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Trivial Budget Question on 13:16 - Mar 11 with 947 views

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I'm sure it used to be on a Tuesday during the 80s.

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Trivial Budget Question on 13:19 - Mar 11 with 936 views

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Trivial Budget Question on 13:16 - Mar 11 by Steve_M
I'm sure it used to be on a Tuesday during the 80s.

https://metro.co.uk/2018/10/24/why-is-the-budget-on-a-monday-not-a-wednesday-in-

Only once on a non-Wednesday since the 1960s apparently... but none the wiser to why it would be on a Wednesday.

I think pre-Blair PMQs was on twice a week - on Tuesday and Thursdays - but for a shorter time?

Trivial Budget Question on 13:23 - Mar 11 with 915 views

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Trivial Budget Question on 13:19 - Mar 11 by yorkshireblue
https://metro.co.uk/2018/10/24/why-is-the-budget-on-a-monday-not-a-wednesday-in- Only once on a non-Wednesday since the 1960s apparently... but none the wiser to why it would be on a Wednesday. I think pre-Blair PMQs was on twice a week - on Tuesday and Thursdays - but for a shorter time?

Aye, it used to be 15 minutes each over two days.

No idea why Budget is on Wednesdays tho. Obviously there are reasons for elections on Thursdays but no real reason for this I guess...

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Trivial Budget Question on 13:25 - Mar 11 with 905 views

Steve_M

Trivial Budget Question on 13:19 - Mar 11 by yorkshireblue
https://metro.co.uk/2018/10/24/why-is-the-budget-on-a-monday-not-a-wednesday-in- Only once on a non-Wednesday since the 1960s apparently... but none the wiser to why it would be on a Wednesday. I think pre-Blair PMQs was on twice a week - on Tuesday and Thursdays - but for a shorter time?

Cheers, saved me looking it up.

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Trivial Budget Question on 13:38 - Mar 11 with 884 views

Darth_Koont

Middle of the week for the stock exchange? To prepare for and manage any jitters pre-budget and give time after?

No idea, actually.

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Trivial Budget Question on 14:18 - Mar 11 with 840 views

WeWereZombies

Ahem, try Parliament and Wikipedia:

Second to last question on this webpage - https://www.parliament.uk/about/how/role/check-and-approve-government-spending-a

And a hint that it is all Julian's fault but more a case of being around three weeks before the start of the new tax year, see the first paragraph in the 'United Kingdom' section - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_Day

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