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New Chancellor John Healey says that "fiscal control is the first duty of any Chancellor, it is mine", as well as the "bedrock" for national security. Report by Keechl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Clearly, a month ago, you resigned as Defence Secretary with a very specific ask from that job of reaching 3
00:08% of GDP by 2030.
00:12How would you fund that, given all the other pressures, all the other claims made by the Prime Minister?
00:19Would it require higher taxes? Would it require cuts in welfare?
00:23First, fiscal control is the first duty of any Chancellor.
00:28It is mine.
00:30And fiscal credibility is the bedrock for economic stability and for national security.
00:36And you heard the Prime Minister this afternoon say, in this more dangerous world, we will meet our commitments on
00:43defence to our international allies.
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