George Osborne Cutting Quotations

It's not easy cutting welfare bills. It's not easy cutting the deficit.

Cutting budget deficits can never be just an exercise in economics.

Our first benchmark is to cut the deficit more quickly to safeguard Britain’s credit rating. I know that we are taking a political gamble to set this up as a measure of success. Protecting the credit rating will not be easy The pace of fiscal consolidation will be co-ordinated with monetary policy. And we will protect Britain's credit rating and international reputation.

If you're looking for ways to cut waste in government, you can start with John Prescott.

Tax cuts should be for life, not just for Christmas.