Summary
THEY'RE off! Not the 12:30 at Cheltenham, but the 12:30 at Westminster: the start, not just of the Budget speech, but the 2005 election campaign.
Despite the Chancellor's high-minded claims to cyclically- adjusted stability, sustainability and prudence, our Gordon did not miss a trick to "dish the Tories" on three key issues: the economic case for higher spending; the proposals designed to reduce civil service numbers, and the GBP 100 extra cash for pensioners.See the full content of this document
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Analysis: Election 2005 Starts Here
Never mind that the civil service staff and admin savings projections extend to the far blue yonder. The Chancellor has a magical way with numbers that can make the big seem small and the small, big. And never mind that we now have a Budget day gift out of tax revenue to help pensioners over 70 to pay those ever-rising council tax bills. Th...
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