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Radio 4,21 Mar 2012,45 mins

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George Osborne cuts the 50p rate for the wealthy and raises the tax free allowance for millions.But pensioners stand to lose some of their tax breaks.We assess who has won and lost in the 2012 budget. Mohammed Merah is under siege in Toulouse on suspicion of carrying out murders at a Jewish school. Marine Le Pen says France has underestimated the threat from militant Islam. with Ritula Shah.

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