Fire Brigades Union general secretary Matt Wrack has blasted Jeremy Hunt's Budget as the "final insult" to firefighters and hard-pressed workers after nearly 15 years of Tory austerity.
Matt Wrack, Fire Brigades Union general secretary, said:
There is nothing whatsoever for firefighters and other public sector workers in this Budget delivered by an out of touch multi-millionaire Chancellor.
With this Budget of handouts to the rich and austerity for everyone else, the Tories have yet again insulted hard pressed workers and the poorest families.
During the worst cost of living crisis in living memory caused by 14 years of Tory cuts, Jeremy Hunt has shown two fingers to workers unable to afford even the basics.
The Fire Brigades Union sincerely hopes that this will be the last Budget delivered by a Tory Chancellor for many years.
Today's Budget is more of the same, with a plan to make working class families pay the price of Tory mismanagement through cuts to services and pay.
At the same time, Hunt has announced giveaways to the rich, while using Budget Day to promote cheap gimmicks and make-believe tax cuts for struggling families.
This is the final insult from the Tories after nearly a decade and a half of attacks on workers and the most vulnerable."
