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Issue 199
Parties Accused of ‘Conspiracy of Silence’ Over Post-Election Budget Challenges Facing Britain’s Next Government
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has accused party leaders of presiding over a "conspiracy of silence" on their respective economic policies, as part of its analysis of the major parties' General Election manifestos, saying that both parties had presented the public with a choice of either "higher taxes or worse public services", adding that voters have been left guessing over policy on tax and spending, and on the future size and shape of the state.
With all parties now having released their manifestos the IFS has raised concerns that, despite some promising pledges around areas like social care, the plans for the funding of social services and other publicly funded services have not been thought through sufficiently.
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