LONDON: Britain unleashed more austerity on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) in its latest annual budget and cut its growth outlook, blaming the impact of global market turbulence rooted in China.

Finance minister George Osborne also warned that a potential “Brexit,” or departure from the European Union, would risk damaging the nation’s economic recovery, ahead of a referendum in June.

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