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Proceeding contribution from Danny Alexander (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 17 June 2010. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Public Spending.


Public Spending

That is not a matter for my judgment; it is a matter for the judgment of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility, which we established to restore independence to the statistics on which budget judgments are based. According to the OBR, the structural deficit has risen to 8%, while the overall deficit is £155 billion. That is a vast sum. If we are to restore health to our economy we must narrow that gap, and do so quickly.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
511 c1053 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Hospitals Employment schemes Kent NHS Public expenditure Politics and government Loans Public libraries Schools Transport Sports Research Walking Stonehenge Cuts Building schools for the future programme Local authority business growth incentives scheme Sheffield Forgemasters North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk