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Video: The Comprehensive Spending Review: how it will affect you

The Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) saw unprotected departmental budgets slashed by an average of 19%. But, as Simon explains, some departments fared considerably better than others.

Although brutal, many observers have said the cuts were not as bad as had been feared. But are they right? We look behind the published figures and question the long-term knock-on effects on the health, housing, transport, education and energy sectors.

Now the CSR has been declared, Michael Ankers of the Construction Products Association hopes for a recovery in confidence. But will that be the case? And what are the challenges facing the construction industry?