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Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden says the country "can't afford to have a million young people in economic inactivity", as he announces incentives for UK businesses to hire apprentices. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Well, the Federation of Small Businesses has today described what we've announced as a game changer and a decisive move
00:06forward.
00:07So, of course, we can't force employers to take people on, but I think employers want to give young people
00:13a chance too.
00:14And the truth is, the country can't afford to have a million young people in economic inactivity.
00:19This isn't just in their interest, but it's in the country's interest too.
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