BUDGET CUTS FOR SCOTLAND OF £400 MILLION.
1. The admission by Alistair Darling can be read here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_
Asked by the BBC's Political Editor Nick Robinson to accept the Treasury's own figures suggest deeper, tougher cuts than those implemented by the Thatcher government in the 1980s, Mr Darling replied:
"They will be deeper and tougher - where we make the precise comparison I think is secondary to fact is an acknowledgement that these reductions will be tough". 2. The broadcast can be seen at the following times on the following channels:
BBC2 - 17:55hrs to 18:00 hrs
STV - 18:25hrs to 18:30hrs
BBC1 - 18:55 hrs to 19:00 hrs
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