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==Reaction==
[[John Smith (Labour Party leader)|John Smith]], the leader of the Opposition Labour Party, dismissed the chancellor's statement as "a shameful budget from a cynical government that has broken its election promises", while green campaigners viewed Lamont's reference to the environment as nothing more than an excuse for raising taxes to pay off the public deficit.<ref name=Guardian/><ref name=BBC/>
An [[Early day motion]] condemning the budget's impact on those on low wages and the poor, and signed by 70 [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MPs]], was tabled before the House of Commons on 17 March 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/6242/effects-of-budget-on-the-poor |title=Effects of Budget on the Poor |publisher=Parliament.uk |date=17 March 1993 |access-date=16 December 2022}}</ref>
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