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Liberal Democrat David Laws pushes for deeper tax and spending cuts

23 Jun 2012

The Telegraph writes about David Laws' article in the new IEA Journal

 In an interview with The Sunday Telegraph, Mr Laws said the share of the economy accounted for by the state was “out of kilter” with the amount of tax the public were willing to pay.

Only spending on health, education and pensions should not fall as a share of GDP, the MP said.

The former chief secretary to the Treasury’s views will alarm many Lib Dems who have opposed the Coalition’s spending cuts. However,

Mr Laws argues that cutting state spending would be in keeping with the founding fathers of the Liberal Party.  

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