New Deal (UK)
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The New Deal is the name of a scheme introduced in the United Kingdom by the year-old Labour government in 1998. The purpose was to reduce unemployment by providing training, subsidised employment and voluntary work to the unemployed. Spending on the New Deal was £1.3 billion in 2001.
External Links
- New Deal - Department for Employment (UK) (http://www.delni.gov.uk/index.cfm/area/information/page/NewDeal)