Alistair Darling's Budget to demand £15bn cut in public spending

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Alistair Darling's Budget to demand £15bn cut in public spending

Apr 19th, 2009 - Times Online

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Alistair Darling will demand £15 billion in Whitehall efficiency cuts thisweek after repeated warnings that public sector spending is out of control.

The Chancellor, who cut the rate of growth in annual spending to 1.2 per centlast November, will reduce it further in the Budget on Wednesday, withmassive implications for services in the years after 2011.

Mr Darling, who tried to boost confidence in the economy last night with avideo message on YouTube, will also announce a £500 million “green stimulus”to the economy.

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