Treasury committee grills chancellor approximately how he will fill gap in budget caused by ditching reduction in disability paymentsGeorge Osborne was repeatedly challenged by a former Labour frontbencher at a select committee on Thursday as he refused to say whether he would originate new cuts to benefits to balance the books.
Rachel Reeves,the former work and pensions secretary, asked Osborne whether he would be forced to reduce the benefits bill further to meet his welfare cap”, and which current forecasts show him busting by £20bn over the course of this parliament.
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Source: theguardian.com