The Coalition Government announced it’s first budget today.
The budget included plans to:
- freeze pay for Cornwall’s four out of ten workers employed in the public sector;
- cut housing benefits which helped many people in Cornwall keep their homes during the recession;
- cut funding for child benefits, Sure Start, and the disability living allowance;
- review transport and other investment plans which are important for Cornwall’s economy in the Autumn.
Labour spokesperson Charlotte MacKenzie said:
“This budget is bad news for people in Cornwall.
“Many people here will be worse off as a result of today’s announcements. Many local workers now face pay freezes alongside bigger bills. It will increase the threat of homelessness for families on lower incomes. It cuts support for families with children and for Sure Start, and plans to cut funding for the Disability Living Allowance. There is a commitment to review spending on transport and other projects in the Autumn, and there was no specific commitment to any of the plans for investment in Cornwall’s transport infrastructure.
“It isn’t surprising that a Tory Chancellor would make these cuts. But many people here have previously supported the Liberal Democrats because they believed they could stop the Tories. Today, top Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg and Danny Alexander sat on side with the Tories while they savaged the household incomes of many Cornish families and those on lower incomes.”
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