Chancellor George Osborne today told Parliament the deficit had been halved since 2010 and was falling despite recent concerns the Treasury’s grip on retrenching public finances had been loosened.
‘The deficit is falling this year and every year and borrowing is lower than predicted in the Budget,’ Mr Osborne said.
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