Does the right hon. Gentleman recognise that when the Government took office, our country was on credit watch for a downgrade? Does he welcome the fact that this country's borrowing rates are similar to those of Germany and nowhere near those of Portugal and Greece? Does he further recognise the impact that his proposal effectively to reduce VAT rates right now, unfunded, would have on our current national deficit?
The Economy
Proceeding contribution from
Andrea Leadsom
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 22 June 2011.
It occurred during Opposition day on The Economy.
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