article_snippet: Meanwhile, Labour was boosted last night after the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) challenged Tory claims about the party’s spending plans.
article_snippet: Labour dismissed the claim, saying the claim was based on ‘made up figures’.
article_snippet: the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) also criticised the Tory figures, saying the Tory figures were based on too many assumptions about Labour’s opaque tax and spending plans.
article_snippet: the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) director Paul Johnson said there was ‘some potential truth’ in the claim, but said it was ‘unhelpful’ to make a claim based on so many unknown assumptions.
article_snippet: Shadow Treasury chief secretary Chris Leslie said: ‘This is a disastrous and embarrassing start to David Cameron’s campaign.
article_snippet: Within hours of making totally false claims about Labour on the steps of Downing Street, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has totally undermined making totally false claims about Labour on the steps of Downing Street.