Document sent to journalists to critique opposition’s policies says Labour has had more budget surpluses
A private Treasury attack dossier circulated to critique Labour’s economic policy includes detailed figures in the small print that highlight difficult statistics on the public finances under Conservative governments.
Labour said the figures in the dossier, seen by the Guardian, were “embarrassing” because the tables attached to the figures in documents showed Labour’s record on budget surplus was higher than the Conservatives’.
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