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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nick Lester

Chancellor to set out ‘concrete plan’ to reduce debt, says Treasury minister

PA Wire

The Chancellor will set out a “concrete plan” later this month to reduce the UK’s debt in order to ensure economic stability, a Treasury minister has said in the wake of recent financial turmoil.

But while acknowledging this would mean “difficult decisions”, Tory frontbencher Baroness Penn told Parliament the needs of the most vulnerable would be safeguarded.

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