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IFS: Electorate 'left in the dark' by political parties

None of the top political parties has provided "anything like full details" on plans to cut the deficit in the next Parliament, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has said.

The IFS said the electorate had been left "somewhat in the dark" over the size and scale of cuts planned by the Tories, Labour, Liberal Democrats and SNP.

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Laws: IFS shows only Lib Dems trusted to build economy

Laws: IFS shows only Lib Dems trusted to rebuild economy Credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

David Laws has said that the Institute for Fiscal Studies figures show the Liberal Democrats are the only party, "trusted to build a stronger economy."

The IFS could not be clearer - when it comes to the economy the Liberal Democrats are the most transparent and are the party that will end austerity the earliest.

By contrast, the IFS lift the lid on Tory plans to cut public spending to the bone and accuse them of burying details of their the plans to shrink the state.

They also shine a light on the sheer scale of Labour’s deficit denial, which includes yet unspecified levels of borrowing, despite starving the NHS of the cash it needs.

It's now official. Only the Liberal Democrats can be trusted to build a stronger economy and fairer society, and create opportunity for all.

– David Laws, Liberal Democrat spokesperson
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