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Responding to the Office for National Statistics report that showed UK borrowing overshot forecasts by £3bn and the UK’s public sector net debt up by 3.8 per cent , John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:
“Taxpayers will be dismayed as Rachel Reeves prioritises public sector pay hikes over economic prudence.
“The chancellor claimed she was committed to having debt falling as a share of Britain's GDP but these latest figures show where her real priorities lie.
“The clock is ticking on this government to deal with our crippling debt and prove that they’re on the side of hard working families”.
TPA spokespeople are available for live and pre-recorded broadcast interviews via 07795 084 113 (no texts)
Media contact:
William Yarwood
Media Campaign Manager, TaxPayers' Alliance
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Notes to editors:
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Founded in 2004 by Matthew Elliott and Andrew Allum, the TaxPayers' Alliance (TPA) campaigns to reform taxes and public services, cut waste and speak up for British taxpayers. Find out more at www.taxpayersalliance.com.
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TaxPayers' Alliance's advisory council.
- The TaxPayers’ Alliance are running a campaign on the national debt. This involves a digital debt clock tool which shows the national debt ticking up by £4,410 per second and £381,024,000 per day.