The budget: truth, lies and wishful thinking - an economist's point of view

  • Gemma Tetlow

Published on 23 April 2009

This article was published in The Guardian on 23rd April 2009.

Gemma Tetlow delivers her verdict on the major key claims in the chancellor's 2009 Budget speech.

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Gemma Tetlow

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Tetlow, G. (2009). The budget: truth, lies and wishful thinking - an economist's point of view [Comment] IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/budget-truth-lies-and-wishful-thinking-economists-point-view (accessed: 25 April 2024).

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