This shows the harsh reality of the coalition’s austerity programme.
Labour had planned to increase the order from 5 to 15 boxes, but Osborne cut the increase back to just 10 – a remarkable saving to the taxpayer of 5 boxes or 33%!
Hello, I love your blog about government, I picked up a Bitish paper from the supermarket in Barcelona last week, and establised your government is trying to stop people drinking, I turned the page to find they have had over a 5 million pound subsidy for cheap booze at Westminister. What a Siesta!
It is a cost saving exercise; previously they drank Taittinger.
Ahhh…..that’s what I was wondering too!
Can’t afford food? Let them drink champagne!
This shows the harsh reality of the coalition’s austerity programme.
Labour had planned to increase the order from 5 to 15 boxes, but Osborne cut the increase back to just 10 – a remarkable saving to the taxpayer of 5 boxes or 33%!
Who said the cuts aren’t “real”?
Hello, I love your blog about government, I picked up a Bitish paper from the supermarket in Barcelona last week, and establised your government is trying to stop people drinking, I turned the page to find they have had over a 5 million pound subsidy for cheap booze at Westminister. What a Siesta!