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Economy: U.K. budget “courageous”, provides support for recovery, says OECD

 

22/06/2010 - OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría hailed the budgetary measures announced today by U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne as a courageous move that will underpin fiscal consolidation while supporting economic recovery.

“The Budget announced today by the U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer is a courageous move,” Mr. Gurría said in a statement. “It provides the necessary degree of fiscal consolidation over the coming years to restore public finances to a sustainable path, while still supporting the recovery. The plan for a gradual reduction in the deficit over the next five years is concrete and far-reaching. It is appropriate that the bulk of the adjustments come from public expenditure restraint, and that the tax measures focus mostly on consumption."

 

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