Proceeding contribution from Danny Alexander (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 21 March 2007. It occurred during Budget debate on Budget resolutions.

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The hon. Gentleman is quoting with approbation the words of an economist who would like Britain to, among other things, withdraw from the European Union, so we need to be careful when weighing up the merits of his argument. Is the hon. Gentleman really saying that personal debt totalling £1.3 trillion is something that we should not worry about too much? Does that not reflect the fact that one element of the Government’s record to which he has not referred is the widening of the gap between the richest and the poorest in society, and is that not a legacy of which Labour Members should be ashamed?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 458 c874
Session: 2006-07
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Budgets Economic situation Public expenditure Taxation Budget March 2007
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

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