Finance Bill

Part of Developing Country Debt (Restriction of Recovery) – in the House of Commons at 2:42 pm on 6 May 2009.

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Photo of Jeremy Browne Jeremy Browne Shadow Minister (Treasury) 2:42, 6 May 2009

The Scottish Nationalist Member tells me to keep it short when coming up with ways to try to balance the Budget. I am afraid that that will not do. It is all very saying that, but one day the taps will have to be turned down a little bit in Scotland. We cannot go on spending so far above our means. When the hon. Gentleman says, "Keep it short," he is showing a complete lack— [ Interruption. ] Perhaps I need to go through this again: we are borrowing £480 million every day, so just a few little— [ Interruption. ] A Conservative-SNP coalition thinks that everything can be done by saving a bit of money on spin doctors, but I am afraid that the problem is much more serious and grown up than that.