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And here is Austerity 2.0
Once you take out the verbiage and double negatives, this means funding to key spending departments will fall well behind inflation
Which means real cuts when public services are already stripped to the bone
#AutumnStatement
RT @faisalislam: Departmental spending growth slowed to just above (1%) relevant inflation measure in three years after spending review (& election!). It would have grown with s…
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@GreenPartyMolly I had the same thoughts. I think the double speak quote from Hunt was that his 'spending would not grow as fast as the economy'. Given the contraction in our economic activity, this must mean a sharp reduction in his public expenditure? Welcome to negative growth!