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Budget 2013: Salary cap at odds with 'aspiration nation', say unions

Chancellor George Osborne is ‘punishing’ the public sector with his plans to cap pay increases at 1% for a year.

By Laura Sharman | 21 March 2013

Chancellor George Osborne is ‘punishing' the public sector with his Budget announcement to cap pay increases at 1% for a year, trade unions claim.

Unison said the cap on pay increases went against Osborne's ‘aspiration nation' mantra.

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  4. Directors warn needs of older and disabled people will not be met this winter
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