Ed Balls’ suggestion of a temporary VAT cut is pure politics - and bad economics

June 17, 2011 admin

Read his article on ConservativeHome here.

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16 June 2011

Tom Clougherty argues on ConservativeHome that Ed Balls's proposals to introduce a temporary VAT cut to boost economic growth would in fact do nothing to inspire confidence or stimulate growth.