George Osborne has detailed big cuts in Government departmental budgets, spending freezes and an end to automatic pay rises for public sector workers.
Austerity measures stretching past the next general election have been announced.
Chancellor George Osborne has revealed big budget cuts for Government departments in his spending review. He's also said 144-thousand public sector workers will lose their jobs by 2016.
Premier's Political Editor Martyn Eden was in the Commons for the statement.
Speaking on the News Hour he highlighted some of the headlines:
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