On the recordJuly 12, 2011
As long as we are putting this in the context of medium-term fiscal consolidation--so, over a 5 to 10-year horizon, until the financial markets believe you have credible plans for bringing down the deficit, controlling the deficit, and preferably bringing down the debt, then yes, I think that there is ample scope for measures that would encourage short-term job creation.
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