The British government has unveiled big public spending plans in what is seen as preparations for an early general election, now tentatively scheduled for Oct 15.
"No department will be cut next year. Every single department has had its budget for day-to-day spending increased at least in line with inflation," British Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid told Parliament in London, heralding what he termed "the end of austerity".
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