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Chris Leslie said despite recent accountancy changes the deficit is going up and it is because of weak growth. "There is an awful lot of accountancy changes - smoke and mirrors - that people have been talking about. If you strip away som... Continue to article
Sajid Javid said that the latest figures show that the Government’s economic plans are working. “What it means is that it shows that the government’s plans are on track, and we’ll get to see very soon in the next few weeks in the budget ... Continue to article
Labour press release Chris Leslie MP, Labour's shadow financial secretary to the Treasury, responding to today's public sector finance figures, said: "Strip away the smoke and mirrors, like the transfer of cash from the Bank of Englan... Continue to article
* Government borrowing * Economics * Quantitative easing * Bank of England * George Osborne * Budget deficit * Budget * Office for National Statistics Larry Elliott guardian.co.uk © 2013 Guardian News... Continue to article
Public sector net borrowing was -£11.4 billion (a repayment) in January 2013; this is a £5.0 billion higher net repayment than in January 2012, when net borrowing was -£6.4 billion (a repayment). Continue to article
UK public finances recorded a surplus of £11.4bn pounds in January, @statisticsONS says
21/02/2013 on Jeff Randall Live, Sky News
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