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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Craig Paton

Tory manifesto pledges would require ‘substantial cutbacks’, says think tank

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay unveiled the manifesto on Tuesday (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Wire)

Manifesto pledges from the Scottish Tories would require “substantial cutbacks” to services, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has said.

The party laid out its election pledges on Tuesday, promising substantial tax and business rate cuts, which would be funded by a cut in disability benefits and cuts to back office functions in the civil service.

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