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City MP says budget measures won't restart economy

The MP for Exeter says the measures announced in yesterday's budget don't go far enough to breathe new life into the economy.


The Chancellor said businesses would benefit from lower corporation tax, and that incentives for would-be housebuyers would give the construction industry a boost.

But Ben Bradshaw has welcomed the scrapping of the proposed rise in fuel duty, and the cut in duty on beer.

But he says Labour would have cut VAT to boost consumer spending .. and invest directly in a house-building and general infrastructure programme

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