I thank the hon. and learned Lady; I feel that I am taking advantage of this birthday— I might start claiming that every day is my birthday. Would she like to comment on the behaviour in Iceland, where there have been no cuts in public spending but where debt has fallen by 8% and the deficit has fallen to zero? It has done that not though austerity, but by growing its economy. The key metric is debt to GDP, not cuts.
Finance Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 21 July 2015.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Finance Bill.
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