(CPOD) Mar. 23, 2004 - Many British adults believe Gordon Brown is performing correctly as the country's finance minister, according to a poll by YouGov published in the Daily Telegraph. 51 per cent of respondents believe the chancellor of the exchequer is doing a good job.

On Mar. 17, Brown presented Britain's annual budget, which calls for funding boosts in the areas of education, transport and health. The government merged two departments and invested in new technology, measures meant to save around $36 billion U.S. a year.

Conservative leader Michael Howard criticized the tabled document, claiming it would "go down in history as the borrow now, tax later budget." 45 per cent of respondents believe this year's budget is "fair," while 32 per cent disagree.

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Do you think Gordon Brown is doing a good job or a bad job as chancellor of the exchequer?

Do you think this year's budget is fair, or not?

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