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The Budget: Reaction
The government promised to end austerity, but have they done enough to please everyone?
Chancellor Philip Hammond tells Today that the government is justified in spending more despite slow economic growth, as "we have to invest to rebuild our productivity growth". Yesterday鈥檚 Budget saw income tax cuts, boosts for the NHS, and 'little extras' for schools.
(Image: Philip Hammond with Treasury colleagues Robert Jenrick and Liz Truss, credit: PA)
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