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Day 28: Shopping task - The Budget

Yesterday, when Dan realised that it was Tuesday, he momentarily set aside the surprise of the Safe House reveal to wonder aloud why they hadn't yet been set a shopping task. "Something's not right" he mused more than once. We're sure that today, when the task is announced, he'll be momentarily relieved. Well, until he realises that the House is about to feel the bitter sting of austerity.

For the next two days, Charlie, Dexter and Gina will form the Treasury, presiding over the House's finances, making tough cuts to things the housemates hold dear. They'll have difficult choices to make, like deciding whether to remove all the cigarettes or all the luxury food from the House, or which housemate to deprive of that ever-important staple, makeup.

The Treasury and housemates will also be offered expensive treats, which will incur penalty fines if accepted. Will they be able to stay strong and resist temptation?

"Times are tough, let's pull together." That's the motto of this BB Treasury, but with Treasury members living in the lap of luxury and housemates facing the reality of austerity, let's see how that works out, eh?

George Osborne, eat your heart out.

Make sure to keep checking back here, and on Twitter, for updates on this penny pinching task.

http://bb3.channel5.com/c5/article/t...sk-The-Budget/

Day 28: The Budget begins

This week's shopping task, The Budget, has hit the House, and already the Treasury (Charlie, Dexter and Gina) have had a tough decision to make: they had to decide whether their HMs would lose their beds or their clothes for the duration of the task.

The Treasury made the call to take the clothes away. Let's face it, half of the House has already gone a whole week without their cases anyway.

This particular cut has earned the House £90 for their shopping budget.

http://bb3.channel5.com/c5/article/a...Budget-begins/