Published Date:
24 April 2009
By Peter Jones
EVEN so soon after the Budget, the numbers associated with the debt that Chancellor Alistair Darling is prepared to pile up are still jaw-droppingly mind-numbing.
Borrowings this year of £175 billion, next year of £173bn, and an Everest-sized national debt of £1,400bn by 2013-14 … good grief!
Well, here's a couple of numbers that are a lot smaller, a lot easier to understand, and which are just as important...
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Last Updated:
23 April 2009 8:46 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
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