His officials said a new fiscal mandate would be drawn up by the time of the next election, a move that Osborne clearly believes Labour will struggle to match. (theguardian.com)
11:37 - A question on child tax credits and the autumn statement leads to dribble about fiscal mandates. (politics.co.uk)
I can tell the House that the OBR have assessed that we are, in their words, «on course» to meet our fiscal mandate. (politics.co.uk)