I will give way in a moment.
This is how the Institute for Fiscal Studies summed up the situation:""Arguably, with the Conservatives well ahead in the opinion polls, financial markets may be more influenced now by whether the Opposition's policies are consistent with long-term fiscal sustainability than those of the government.""
Pre-Budget Report
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 7 January 2010.
It occurred during Debate on Pre-Budget Report.
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