mr. andrew percy. >> the chancellor for his announcement on the -- [inaudible] and for the work of the transportec secretary. does he agree with me that this will benefit low-paid workers, especially in the -- [inaudible] who have suffered even over the times of growth with we saw private sector jobs actually reduce? >> well, i pay tribute, again, to my honorable friend and other mps in the area including the member from beverly who first raised this issue to me some years ago. and i'll pay tribute to everyone. absolutely. all, i will happily pay tribute to all mps who have campaigned for the reduction in the tolls. this was an injustice. the bridge was built many, many years ago, the debt was paid off, the tolls were still at a very high level. i'm glad we've been able to help, and i think with our enterprise also in -- [inaudible] and the commitment to energy renewal and industry in the area, this is really going to help the economy. >> mr. barry sheerman. >> mr. speaker, can i say to the chancellor that his budget, his statement today reminded me of the budgets of not the last chancellor of t