The Red Book says that current public spending will rise 3.8% this year in cash terms and it is running a little higher than that at present. Given that there is to be a public sector pay freeze, is it the intention that there should be a real increase in public spending this year? Does that not put the debate into some kind of context?
The Economy
Proceeding contribution from
John Redwood
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 22 June 2011.
It occurred during Opposition day on The Economy.
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