Osborne is sharpening his axe for working families and health services, says TUC

19 March 2015

Commenting on the publication today by the Institute for Fiscal Studies of their analysis of the Budget, which calls on the Chancellor to come clean on who will be hit by the unprecedented cuts he is planning, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said:

“Osborne should come clean to working families that he’s sharpening his axe for them. The lion’s share of welfare cuts since 2010 has been to benefits that support working families, and he's ruled out so many other options that it's as clear as day they are his main target again.

“It wasn’t forgetfulness that caused the Chancellor to leave the NHS out of his Budget speech, he was burying bad news. The crisis-hit NHS is set for double trouble if he’s re-elected – firstly from his austerity squeeze on NHS budgets, and secondly because cuts to social care will turn hospital wards into substitute care homes.”

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