article_snippet: the Conservatives will cut too much, Labour will borrow too much.
article_snippet: Excessive cuts or excessive borrowing.
article_snippet: What you want is a balanced budget and stronger public services.
article_snippet: But the bulk of the extra is slated to come from increasing public spending in line with economic growth after eliminating the structural deficit in 2017-18.
article_snippet: However, this raises questions about what happens if the economy does not grow as rapidly as hoped.
article_snippet: The greatest threat to ongoing growth in the economy is that we don't continue the balanced approach to fiscal consolidation and maintain the stability which has led to far greater growth than many predicted.'
article_snippet: the polls says £6 billion of the cost of balancing the books should come from increased tax - with the same sum found from a clampdown on tax dodgers, £12 billion in Whitehall cuts and around £3.5 from a squeeze on welfare. '
article_snippet: I accept the challenge that we should show how that £6 billion is arrived at in additional taxes