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==Devolved Government Spending==
==Devolved Government Spending==
Since Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have control of their own budgets in some areas, while the United Kingdom government makes spending decisions for England, the budgets for all three will be cut by between six and twelve percent. It will be, ultimately, the decisions of the devolved governments to decide which services should be cut, within their new budgets. The leaders of these three devolved governments have spoken out against the cuts, however they are all more left-wing and anti-Thatcherism than the majority of the United Kingdom, England.
Since Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have control of their own budgets in some areas, while the United Kingdom government makes spending decisions for England, the budgets for all three will be cut by between six and twelve percent. It will be, ultimately, the decisions of the devolved governments to decide which services should be cut, within their new budgets. The leaders of these three devolved governments have spoken out against the cuts, however they are all more left-wing and anti-Thatcherism than the majority of the United Kingdom, England.
==Response==
The Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alan Johnson, said that the government is taking a "reckless gamble with people's livelihoods" and claimed the cuts were too quick, too deep and would cause a second recession. The Shadow Chancellor's speech made it clear that he did not believe that economic growth must come from the private sector, but instead believed that employing people in the public sector, adding to the national debt, was good for the economy.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11585241</ref> Stewart Hosie, on behalf of the Scottish National Party said, "George Osborne has pulled the rug from under recovery with these reckless cuts, and risks plunging the country back into recession." The Green Party of England and Wales, The Labour Party and Plaid Cymru all criticised the spending cuts. However, business groups showed clear support of the cuts, with the Director General of the CBI saying, "The chancellor has got the strategic direction." The Taxpayers' alliance said it was 'great news'.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11585312</ref>
==Welfare cuts==
Government welfare and benefits will either be reduced or frozen (leading to real-term cuts, due to inflation) in all cases. Housing benefit will be capped and social housing rent will be increased.<ref>Footnote: Currently, unemployed families with multiple children can live in a house, paid for by government, which is nicer than a house that a working family could ever hope to rent.</ref> Job-seeker's allowance and disability benefits will be frozen and not rise with inflation. Child tax credit (a decrease in taxes for people with children) will be cut for higher-rate taxpayers.
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