As set out above, we propose modest spending increases to invest in the economy, enabling us to deliver a stronger fiscal performance over the mediumterm. A stronger economy is the essential underpinning for deficit reduction in the UK, with higher levels of growth delivering increased revenues and reducing spending pressures. More broadly, improvements to productivity would translate into big medium and longterm improvements in the UK’s fiscal position.
sceptical towards state expenditure on education, for example in favour of study fees or private schools