He said the figures showed the British government was «on track in reducing the deficit» and added, referring to the situation in Greece: «On a day like this, in a week like this, for the other side to be saying we abandon our credible
deficit reduction plan shows how out of touch they are with what is going on in the world today.»
Not exact matches
Balls said the autumn statement would
show the «full impact» of Osborne's
deficit reduction plan: «How that's going to hit the economy, how it's hitting borrowing and the
deficit, how it's hitting families, and who's going to pay the price.»
This morning's ComRes poll for the Independent
shows majority concern even among Tory voters for a pause in the
deficit reduction plan.
George Osborne faced serious questions about his
deficit reduction plan after unexpectedly bad figures for July
showed public finances plunging into the red.