UK: Feminist Group in legal challenge to 'unfair' Budget

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'The government is facing a legal challenge to its Budget from a leading women's rights group which claims it could be unlawful. The Fawcett Society has filed papers with the High Court seeking a judicial review of the austerity package. It claims the coalition could have failed to fully assess whether its savings proposals would increase inequality between men and women. It says £5.8bn of £8bn savings outlined in the Budget would come from women.

The Fawcett Society said the cuts would hit women far harder than men and described the Budget as "blatantly unfair".
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It says women in public sector jobs would be more likely to be hit by pay freezes and job losses. Cuts in benefits and tax credits were also likely to hit them disproportionately.

The group said public sector cuts would hit women particularly hard since 65% of such workers were women.

Ceri Goddard, its chief executive, said: "Successive governments have failed to give enough consideration to how their policies will impact on equality between men and women, but this Budget shows a whole new level of disregard for the importance of equality law and everyday women's lives.'