Clegg disputes IFS findings, defending 'progressive' budget

Name: Clegg disputes IFS findings, defending 'progressive' budget
Uploaded: 2010-08-25T14:57:28.000Z
Duration: 38 s
Description: The coalition government's first Budget has hit the poorest families hardest, a leading economic think tank has said. The Institute for Fiscal Studies said the measures announced in the Budget in June were "regressive".

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Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has defended the coaliton's first Budget as "progressive", following criticism from a leading economic think tank.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies said the measures announced in the Budget in June were "regressive", hitting poorest families hardest.

Published: 25 August 2010
Section: BBC News