00:00Well, they don't have to be tax rises. Your question has that key point within it.
00:04There could be spending cuts. There could be sensible welfare reform. There could be a crackdown on waste.
00:11The government could get to grips with the small boats crisis that's costing taxpayers billions.
00:16So we would say as conservatives that we've set out our own plans. They involve welfare reform.
00:21They involve £47 billion of spending cuts. That would negate the need for the chancellor to put up taxes.
00:30And the folly of her first budget where she put up taxes is that it reduced economic growth in the long term.
00:36It won't raise any more money. This is the government that continues to attack business that creates the wealth through things like their unemployment bill.
00:43There are plenty of different choices the chancellor can take. She should take those.
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