School of Politics and International Relations

Dr Peter Allen, Osborne seeking to swing election with final budget

10 March 2015

George Osborne has a chance to bolster the re-election prospects of Prime Minister David Cameron next week when he announces his last budget before a knife-edge election, writes Reuters. Commenting on a potential shift from the Chancellor's long-term economic plan, Dr Peter Allen said:"If you spend five years saying the economy is in trouble and we need to stop spending public money, it could be a difficult sell on the doorstep."
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