The government is against debt, but spending cuts and tax increases will mean squeezed households will have to take on more in the coming years
Pearce, N.
(2011).
The government is against debt, but spending cuts and tax increases will mean squeezed households will have to take on more in the coming years.
The recent upward revision of household debt forecasts illustrates one of the downsides of George Osborne’s plan to reduce the deficit. Nick Pearce writes that with low income growth predicted for the coming years, squeezed households may have little choice but to take on more debt.
| Item Type | Online resource |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2011 the author |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 13 Apr 2011 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/35553 |
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