Emoji Budget 2015

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UK Chancellor George Osborne's pre-election budget took 8,033 words and 59 minutes to deliver. But who really needs hour-long speeches? Or even words?

Here we've boiled down a few of the key provisions of Budget 2015 in emojis. It's a slightly shorter read ... with the advantage that fits in your pocket (although we do recommend viewing on a phone).

Beer duty cut by 1p. Cider and spirit duty cut by 2p. Wine duty frozen.

Beer duty cut by 1p. Cider and spirit duty cut by 2p. Wine duty frozen.

Tobacco and gaming taxes unchanged.

No change to tobacco and gaming taxes. (Although previously announced cigarette tax increases will remain - meaning an additional of 16p on a packet of 20 cigarettes.)

Petrol duty frozen.

Petrol duty frozen.

Annual paper tax returns to be abolished.

Paper tax returns to be abolished.

£15m church repair roof fund to be trebled.

£15m church repair roof fund to be trebled.

Toll for Severn river crossings to be scrapped (from 2018).

Toll for Severn river crossings to be scrapped (from 2018).

Of course there was a lot more in the Budget - so if that's not quite enough detail for you, take a look at our Budget-at-a-glance (featuring several additional words) and check out all the angles and reaction on the BBC's Budget live page.

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