I am sorry to correct the hon. Gentleman again. He is right to correct himself—the deficit, not the debt, ratio is 12%—but is he aware that the deficit figure in Greece stands at 14%? Greece is, I believe, in the western world. Is he also aware that we went into the crisis with the second lowest debt-to-GDP ratio in the G7?
Industry (Government Support)
Proceeding contribution from
Rachel Reeves
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 16 June 2010.
It occurred during Opposition day on Industry (Government Support).
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