We’re joined by Shadow Exchequer Secretary Gareth Davies.
All these tax rises are your fault, really. I mean, it must be very embarrassing to have the Office for Budget Responsibility effectively say you lot were irresponsible. And the fact that you didn’t tell everybody about your future spending plans meant that there was a material change in how they would have assessed your previous numbers.
But just on the OBR point, I think it’s important we address that. That is not what Richard Hughes has said at the OBR. He said that he doesn’t understand, he doesn’t legitimise the 22 billion black hole figure that Labour have been rolling out. He has been clear on that.He’s talked about over 9 billion and he said it would have made a material difference to their assessment.So that is correct. But he has also said in a letter on Sunday to Jeremy Hunt that this is not about ministers.
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