By Euro Weekly News Media • 22 October 2013 • 12:14
LONDON (Reuters) – An improving economy will not be enough on its own to rein in Britain’s still wide budget deficit and more action to cut costs is needed, Chancellor George Osborne said on Tuesday.
“An improving economic situation in the UK does not automatically lead to a windfall for the public finances because we shouldn’t assume that a structural deficit is solved by an improvement in GDP,” Osborne told a Thomson Reuters Newsmaker event in London.
“It’s called a structural deficit for a reason,” he said.
Earlier on Tuesday, data showed Britain’s public finances improved in September, helped by higher tax revenues as the economy emerged from a long period of stagnation after the financial crisis.
Share this story
Subscribe to our Euro Weekly News alerts to get the latest stories into your inbox!
By signing up, you will create a Euro Weekly News account if you don’t already have one. Review our Privacy Policy for more information about our privacy practices.
Share your story with us by emailing [email protected], by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews
Download our media pack in either English or Spanish.