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UK Chancellor Accuses BBC of ‘Imperial Ambitions,’ Calls for Budget Cuts

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UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne accused the BBC on Sunday of “imperial ambitions,” adding that the broadcasting corporation must contribute to cutting deficit and make savings.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to Osborne, the BBC must make sure it doesn’t crowd out the newspapers and their websites.

“The BBC is a publicly funded public institution. It does need to make savings as we get our house on order. We are in discussions with the BBC … and I am absolutely sure that they can make a contribution,” Obsorne said in an interview with the BBC’s Andrew Marr.

Earlier in the day, the Sunday Times reported that Osborne had launched a $1-billion raid on the BBC to help cover the United Kingdom’s benefits bill.

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In 2012, George Osborne announced an extension of the austerity program, which included substantial public, social and health spending cuts in the United Kingdom, through 2018.

The Conservative Party, which recently won the UK general election, said it would adopt a three-step approach to reducing the national deficit, including further welfare cuts, departmental spending cuts and revenue from a crackdown on tax avoidance.

The move to reduce the BBC spending is reportedly part of the Conservatives’ promised welfare cuts.

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