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UK's Deputy Prime Minister announced the plan to create 400,000 work and training placements in order to combat high unemployment among young people. The program is worth ВЈ1bn with salary subsidies of ВЈ2,275 provided to employers for employing 160,000 young people aged between 18 and 24. However, there are still questions about program financing. Youth unemployment in the UK reached 1.02 million.