British Finance Minister George Osborne tries to quell nerves
With the recent “Brexit” vote causing turmoil in the world’s markets, Britain’s finance minister George Osborne is trying to calm U.K. citizens.
His efforts to stop people from panicking contrast with his rhetoric prior to the referendum. Osborne warned that a vote for Brexit would lead to a cataclysm, causing him to introduce an emergency budget, hike taxes and make spending cuts.
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