Further £11.5bn spending cuts
Chancellor George Osborne said that seven government departments have provisionally agreed to cuts of up to 10% for 2015 to help make savings of £11.5bn.
Osborne announces cuts to 'get deficit down'
Seven Government departments have provisionally agreed to reduce budgets by up to 10% as part of Treasury plans to cut 2015/16 spending by £11.5 billion, Chancellor George Osborne said.
ITV News political correspondent Carl Dinnen reports:
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