"We have the highest tax burden in our history and we have got one of the highest levels of budget deficit of any developed country.
He said Britain would not be able to follow America's lead and cut taxes in order to stimulate the economy, because Britain's budget deficit as a share of national income was larger than America's. "
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Looks like we will be getting a new Prime Minister and party at the next election ,