Proceeding contribution from Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Monday, 2 February 2009. It occurred during Opposition day on Government Capital Expenditure.
Government Capital Expenditure
Has the hon. Gentleman not yet understood the central point that lies behind the interventions by all western Governments—namely, that if people are unproductively unemployed and out of work, instead of being productively employed in public investment, that itself constitutes an unfunded public spending commitment? We are concerned with the alternative, which is that resources remain unemployed.
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- 2008-09
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- Banks Construction Capital investment Housing Finance Fiscal policy Economic situation International Monetary Fund Public expenditure Schools Economic recession
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