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22/06/2010
Susan Hulme and the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's parliamentary team report on chancellor George Osborne's first Budget and Nick Clegg's first question time as deputy prime minister.
Susan Hulme reports on George Osborne's first Budget. She hears him announcing a package of measures including a freeze to some public sector pay and a rise in VAT to 20 per cent. He says it's tough but fair. Labour say it will cause tens of thousands of people to lose their jobs and will threaten the recovery. The day also sees Nick Clegg take his first session of questions as deputy prime minister.
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