Conversation so far:
What year did George Osborne's aim to redue the budget deficit take place?
February 2013, the UK lost its AAA credit rating. His March 2013 budget was made when the Office for Budget Responsibility had halved its forecast for that year's economic growth.

Question: What was the general consensus regarding the budget? Were people upset?
Self-contained rewrite: What was the general consensus regarding George Osborne's budget? Were people upset?