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How big are the Conservatives' planned cuts?

How big are the Conservatives' planned cuts?

The Conservatives' plans to achieve a budget surplus by 2019-20 have led to near that...

More or Less · BBC Radio 4

January 16, 201528m 1s

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Show Notes

The Conservatives' plans to achieve a budget surplus by 2019-20 have led to near universal acknowledgment that big reductions in spending would be required. However, David Cameron said this week that government spending would only need to be reduced by 1% per year. So, would Conservative cuts be big or small? Plus: are 95% of terrorism victims Muslim; Nigeria's Baga death toll; the world's best and worst board games; species decline.