{"id":1667,"date":"2015-11-25T16:50:40","date_gmt":"2015-11-25T16:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.scotland.gov.uk\/scotlands-economy\/?p=1667"},"modified":"2015-11-25T16:50:40","modified_gmt":"2015-11-25T16:50:40","slug":"austerity-continues-as-chancellor-imposes-6-cut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/scotlands-economy\/2015\/11\/25\/austerity-continues-as-chancellor-imposes-6-cut\/","title":{"rendered":"Austerity continues as Chancellor imposes 6% cut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VorppmHklVc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Scottish Government will see a real terms reduction of almost 6 per cent in the funding for day to day public services over the next four years, Deputy First Minister John Swinney said today.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the Comprehensive Spending Review was announced by the Chancellor, the DFM condemned the continued \u201causterity of choice\u201d but welcomed the U-turn on tax credits as a victory for the 250,000 families in Scotland who would have been painfully impacted by the cuts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Scottish Government will see a real terms reduction of almost 6 per cent in the funding for day to day public services over the next four years, Deputy First Minister John Swinney said today. 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