Stephen
Metcalfe MP speaks out against Labour’s plans for unfunded spending
Local
MP Stephen Metcalfe has today spoken out against Labour’s recent pledges for
£21 billion more unfunded and ineffective spending.
Stephen
Metcalfe commented: “What Labour do not mention is that the money they have
pledged to spend will be paid for by families up and down the country.
The
latest figures show that the cost to working households would be £1,235 each,
totalling a cost of £2 billion for working households across the East of
England and £2.9 billion across the South East. Labour’s proposals would be
hugely detrimental to our area and I would not want to see this affect my local
constituents.”
The
recent attempts by Labour to gain credibility on the economy are matched
against the latest figures which show that since the Conservatives have been in
Government, growth has been at 8.1 per cent.
Stephen
Metcalfe remarked: “In real terms, what this means is more businesses creating
jobs, with more families having the security of a regular pay packet.
Despite
this, Labour continue to demonstrate that it still has not learned its lesson
and risk reversing all of the progress that the Conservative long term economic
plan has achieved. We must not allow this to happen.”
