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20/03/2013

Peter Allen at Westminster on Budget Day. There is help for house buyers, drivers, beer drinkers, small businesses and the low paid, but growth is slowing and borrowing is up.

Budget Day. Peter Allen at Westminster. Help for house buyers, drivers, beer drinkers, small businesses, and the low paid .... but growth is slowing and borrowing is up. Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander explains why austerity remains the only option. 5 Drive listeners give their reaction in studio.

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Wed 20 Mar 2013 16:00

5 live's Budget panel

5 live's Budget panel
5 live's Budget panel assess how the Chancellor's statement will impact their personal finances.
  • Sam Flynn is a young entrepreneur, who runs three companies in Manchester and is pregnant with her first child.
  • Nick Buckley is a charity founder. He works with children and young people in the Greater Manchester area.
  • Alice Searle is a former teacher. She's a pensioner who does a lot of work in the community.
  • Chris Alavi is an apprentice plumber in London, who's hoping to get on the property ladder as soon as possible
  • Garry Armitage is a father of two and an Independent financial advisor.

Broadcast

  • Wed 20 Mar 2013 16:00