The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has produced a report today saying that there is still massive uncertainty over the outlook for the British economy.
It is critical that the Government has a plan to tackle the public finances which is flexible enough to adapt to the changing economic situation.
The IFS rightly points out that cutting spending further this year would be extremely dangerous given the weakness of the economy.
Not surprisingly, the Tories are now desperately trying to play down their desire to do just that.
When, and by how much, public spending needs to be cut must be based on economic indicators, not Tory political dogma.
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