George Osborne's much heralded penny cut in fuel has already been wiped out by rising oil prices - less than two weeks on from the announcement, reports Shamik Das.
Left Foot Forward's Devolution Correspondent Ed Jacobs assesses reaction to the budget in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Shamik Das rounds up the best budget analysis and commentary in today's papers.
Dominc Browne rounds up the best web reaction to today's budget.
Mr Osborne has missed a golden opportunity to invest the £2 billion from the oil companies in providing alternatives to car travel; people are now being encouraged to drive in a 1970s dream that could soon evaporate with a change in the price of oil, writes Eleanor Besley.
The budget had very little to say about employment and unemployment, reports Richard Exell.