Title: Autumn Statement: Osborne reveals stamp duty reforms - BBC News
Headings: Autumn Statement: Osborne reveals stamp duty reforms
Autumn Statement: Osborne reveals stamp duty reforms
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In quotes: A round-up of reaction to the Autumn Statement
'A different view'
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Content: They don't add up, there is a different view and we should be expressing it." The Lib Dem business secretary has told his officials not to engage "at this stage in rounds of negotiation on public spending cuts which are the proper responsibility of the next government". Lib Dem Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander told the BBC's Daily Politics borrowing was falling "less fast than expected in March", putting this down to "weaker than expected tax receipts". However, he said the UK was doing "far, far better" than almost any other major economy. The Institute of Directors said it was a "disciplined, long-term" statement from Mr Osborne, while the CBI said "real challenges" lay ahead to reduce public spending. UKIP economic spokesman Patrick O'Flynn said: " The brutal truth is that the government has comprehensively failed in its central mission to wipe out the deficit." Green Party leader Natalie Bennett said Mr Osborne was "continuing the demonstrably false claim that our deficit problems can be blamed on government spending and welfare". media caption
George Osborne: " Our ambition is to create a northern powerhouse as a complement to the strength of our capital city"
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Evan Davis hears the analysis of Newsnight's Duncan Weldon, Allegra Stratton and Chris Cook
The Scottish National Party's deputy leader Stewart Hosie said the statement was the "continuation of a failed austerity programme", adding: "