CUTS are inevitable but the spending review must not hit local businesses - according to Bridgwater MP Ian Liddell-Grainger.
He told the Mercury: “We do need to cut our spending and be more efficient, but we mustn't do so at the expense of businesses - we must cut red tape and get the banks lending.”
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