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Budget 2012 – “cynical deluded and regressive”

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The Tories with their LibDem friends have given us a budget which is cynical, deluded and regressive (Larry Elliot The Guardian 22.3.12) Those with an income of £1 million will get an extra £42,500; those with an income of £150,000 will get an extra £10,000, while those with an income of £20,000 will lose £253. Pensioners have had a shock raid on their incomes and are set to lose £84 on average, more for the soon to be retired. Pensioners [...]

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