There is a £6.6 billion saving this year on interest on Government debt anyway, but of course there has been another major collapse of interest rates since those figures were put together, so there is something on the other side of the account. I would therefore urge my right hon. Friend indeed to say that we need to spend what it takes.
Budget Resolutions
Proceeding contribution from
John Redwood
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 11 March 2020.
It occurred during Budget debate on Budget Resolutions.
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