BUDGET RESOLUTIONS POINT OF ORDER
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So, as I said, the contrast, Madam Deputy Speaker, between our approach and theirs could not be clearer.The IMF forecast earlier this month that our deficit would be the lowest in the G7 by 2029, andMadam Deputy Speaker, fiscal strength matters because our economic security and our national security are inseparable. That's why this budget strengthensBritain's capacity to withstand global volatility. It funds the Defence Investment Plan right byre-prioritising capital budgets so that Britain can respond in a more to a more dangerous world. It strengthens our defence industrial base.And it supports skilled jobs across theand it also, as has been pointed out by the right hon. Member for Malvern and the hon. Member for Edinburgh West. Point of order, Steve Barclay.
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