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Why do we need to bring down Welfare Spending Andy Burnham ? The Welfare budget has been 11% of GDP for decades and is projected to to be around 11% of GDP till 2030 👀 At the figures WELFARE SPEND IS NOT BALLOONING Working Age Incapacity benfits due to...

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