Chancellor George Osborne's autumn statement - live blog

10:13am Wednesday 5th December 2012 in News

Chancellor George Osborne will deliver his autumn statement Chancellor George Osborne will deliver his autumn statement

CHANCELLOR George Osborne will unveil a £154 million blitz on big-name global companies and wealthy individuals in the autumn statement today.

His mini-budget is also expected to deliver equally bleak news for benefit claimants as the government continues its battle to balance the books in the face of stalling growth.

Follow the announcements live from 11am. Post your reactions below.

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Margaret Smith says...
2:11pm Wed 5 Dec 12

Sadly no recommendations to Scrap PFI, Lewisham People Before Profit have launched a number 10 Petition to get PFI scrapped as unlawful, after the treat Caused to 11 Hospital trusts facing going bust.you can sign via People before profit website or lewishamcampaignerbl
ogspot. spread the word.

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j.j. says...
2:53pm Wed 5 Dec 12

1% cut for departments and 2% next year is far too little. The government needs to get serious about scaling down the budget to fit with (current) tax payers' ability to cover it.

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