I am sorry, but the hon. Gentleman must look at history. The previous Conservative Government ran a budget deficit for about 16 of their 18 years in office. In 1997 the deficit was nearly 8%. He has to look at the facts. The previous Tory Government ran a deficit even in good times.
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Beamish
(Labour)
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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