The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, meets students from Farnborough Sixth Form College at the Treasury in London, days before he presented the UK's toughest budget speech for a generation
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George Osborne's pre-budget student consultation
By Jack SommersJune 24, 2010
FARNBOROUGH students had an opportunity to speak with the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his office to discuss their views on the economy five days before he presented his emergency budget for the country.
Thomas Keeling, Thomas Kelsey, Ruth Wynne-Jones, Steven Cappleman and Arvind Norris from Sixth Form College Farnborough were the runners-up in this year’s Chance to be Chancellor competition.
They met George Osborne MP on Thursday last week, as he took time out from drafting his emergency budget.
The students accepted their awards at an ceremony held in the Treasury’s historic Churchill Room to celebrate their achievements.
The competition, which is organised by the Citizenship Foundation, an education charity, calls on young people across the country to get to grips with the budget and give their perspectives on the economy.
'Thorough answers'
Arvind, 17, said: “I entered the competition because I am interested in economics.
“I really enjoyed meeting the Chancellor. I wasn’t sure what to expect but he gave very thorough answers to our questions.”
The entrants were asked to review and prioritise a series of policy options that were taken from the pre-budget report 2009.
The majority, 56%, selected the policy that guarantees a place in education or training or an ‘entry into employment place’ for all 16 and 17 year-olds.
Shortlisted entries were judged by a panel consisting of staff from the Citizenship Foundation, Aviva and The Times.
The Chance to be Chancellor competition, now in its third year, forms part of the foundation’s Paying for It programme.
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