What matters at the moment is what is going to happen immediately. We have made it very clear that we will start in 2010-11 to reduce public spending. The current Government have made it clear that they will continue to increase public spending in the face of all the evidence that they are taking unacceptable risks with the UK's credit rating, creditworthiness and reputation in the markets by doing so.
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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