A Model for Sustainable and Balanced Growth

Introduction by Vince Cable
This government has put decisive action on the fiscal deficit at the centre of its agenda. As Secretary of State for BIS, I strongly support this. Business in the UK cannot prosper while the risk of a debt crisis hangs over the economy. In this sense, the first and most important growth policy the government has announced is its tough fiscal stance.

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