Chief Secretary responds to February Public Sector Finances statistics

Chief Secretary to the Treasury James Murray said: 

"We have the right economic plan. Because of the choices we made before the conflict in the Middle East began, we are better prepared for a more volatile world. We doubled our headroom and borrowing was forecast to be lower than the G7 average.”

“We know there is more to do to. We have to stop spending £1 in every £10 on debt interest, so more money can be spent on policing, schools and the NHS."