In its economic orientation it is close to the neo-liberal orthodoxy, with priorities such as monetary stability,
public deficit control and fiscal concessions to the orders of capital.
Not exact matches
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Public - sector spending — a strong, steady contributor to the economy over the past decade — is now being curtailed as federal and provincial governments try to bring
deficits under
control,» the Conference Board of Canada noted in a recent forecast.
But the city is also struggling with a budget
deficit that may require firing hundreds of
public employees to bring it under
control.
The quickest way to bring down the
deficit would be to wage a war on waste in the
public sector so that
public spending is brought back under
control once again.
«If it's too difficult to take big money out of politics because the
public will never accept additional state funding even when the
deficit is under proper
control, of course we'll never get there,» Sir Christopher added.
Blair rejected suggestions that he had allowed Brown to go on a spending spree over tax credits and
public services that has allowed the
deficit to spiral out of
control.
Miliband: yes, mansion tax and attacks on non-doms, energy companies and unscrupulous landlords, but also tougher immigration
controls, continuing
deficit reduction and curbs on
public spending.
In this liberal
controlled state that is dominated by the greedy, corrupt
public employee unions which cause the high tax rates and huge budget
deficits for there outrageously generous benefit plans and inefficient work rules?
But what is so absurd about these flights of wishful thinking is that there is not a single word about the real lessons which Labour needs to learn — the need for radical banking reform, the need for a massive revival of British manufacturing (when this year the UK
deficit on traded goods is likely to exceed the entire UK budget
deficit), the need to take back
public control of the NHS and education system, the need for a jobs and growth strategy rather than a programme of endless cuts, the need for an effective anti-poverty strategy and a huge reduction in inequality.