Much of this is welcome but it has to be looked at critically when public expenditure cuts dominate the policy discussions.

We can say with great confidence that there will be substantial job losses as a result of planned expenditure cuts and tax increases.

When the deficit exceeds the annual target, expenditure cuts are automatic.

The Union barons are back and their potential to rock the government has been clear over the last year as public expenditure cuts loom large.

It would have to pass big expenditure cuts or tax increases.

Would a proposed tax cut be accompanied by expenditure cuts, and if so, which?

Keep making promises on expenditure cuts, the way you have been doing without showing any substantial cut.

And each time fraud takes place it means that public expenditure cuts have to be more painful.

Both tax increases and expenditure cuts have deflationary effects, but the latter more so than the former.

Those expenditure cuts led to a positive result, but also had negative affects.