BRITAIN'S economy is on the mend, George Osborne told Scotland's business leaders last night as he made clear he would stick with his deficit-reduction plan because no-one else had a better idea.
BRITAIN'S economy is on the mend, George Osborne told Scotland's business leaders last night as he made clear he would stick with his deficit-reduction plan because no-one else had a better idea.
GEORGE OSBORNE: Insists UK economy is on the mend
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MICHAEL SETTLE UK POLITICAL EDITOR
Speaking to a CBI Scotland dinner in Glasgow, the Chancellor – booed mercilessly just days ago at the Paralympics – stressed how the UK Government would:
l Stick with fiscal responsibility to show how Britain would deal with its debts and keep interest rates low.
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