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Chancellor has confirmed “another round of punishing
spending cuts to public services and investment”
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Cutting NI won’t make up for “13 continued “years of
economic failure on living standards and growth”
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Growth forecasts revised down with real wages set to
remain below 2008 level until 2028
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“The Conservatives have broken Britain. They cannot be
trusted to fix it,” says TUC
Commenting on today’s (Wednesday) Autumn Statement, TUC General
Secretary Paul Nowak said:
“This is not a plan for rebuilding Britain. It’s a plan for
levelling the country down.
“At a time when our schools and hospitals are crumbling – the
Chancellor has confirmed another round of punishing and
undeliverable spending cuts to public services and investment.
“Be in no doubt – if the Tories win the next election, even more
austerity is on the way.
“Cutting national insurance won’t make up for 13 continued years
of economic failure on wages and living standards.
“Jeremy Hunt has nothing to smile about when working people are
on course for a 20-year real wage freeze.
“The Conservatives have broken Britain. They cannot be trusted to
fix it.”
ENDS
Notes to editors:
- TUC calculations of OBR forecasts show that
real wages based on CPI are forecast to remain below their 2008
level until 2028
