The hon. Gentleman knows perfectly well that his Government ran a budget deficit for a very long time. Running a budget deficit is understandable when coming out of recession, but not in a time of economic success. The previous Labour Government’s irresponsibility left this country badly exposed.
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Charlie Elphicke
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 1 April 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Finance (No. 2) Bill.
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