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UK economic crisis plan by SNP voted down

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Plans by the SNP, which they say would help the economy, were voted down in Westminster

Scottish news: UK economic crisis plan by SNP voted down

Attempts by the Scottish National Party to oppose the Coalition Government’s austerity measures were outvoted by Conservative and Liberal Democrat MPs in Westminster. The SNP’s amendment urged the Government to encourage lending from banks to small and medium-sized businesses with the aim of tackling unemployment and stimulating economic growth.

The parliamentary vote occurred alongside the Queen’s Speech last week, where many new bills designed to pull the UK out of recession were announced..................................................................

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