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Written question asked by Chris Leslie (Labour) on Thursday, 19 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 March 2015 (named day). It was answered by Danny Alexander (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 24 March 2015 on behalf of the Treasury.


Fiscal Policy

Question

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials in his Department were involved in producing the document, An alternative fiscal path beyond 2016-17, published on 19 March 2015.

Answer

In line with the Ministerial Code, as the Chief Secretary to the Treasury I asked Treasury officials to calculate the impact on the fiscal aggregates of a set for alternative assumptions on tax and spend for the years beyond 2016-17. All costs were met from within existing budgets.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
228371
Session
2014-15
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Fiscal policy Publications Staff Treasury
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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