BBC Breakfast presenter accidentally says c-word live on airSource: BBC Breakfast
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00:00 And Nina can tell us what they're saying, morning.
00:02 John, thank you.
00:03 Yet when--
00:04 This warning comes from a leading think tank.
00:06 And Nina can tell us what they're saying, morning.
00:09 John, thank you.
00:10 Yet when tax cuts are announced, the public listens,
00:13 which is possibly why the chancellor has hinted at this
00:17 ahead of the budget before the election.
00:19 But these are strong words from the well-respected Institute
00:22 for Fiscal Studies, saying, if the Treasury is planning
00:26 to make savings through cutting tax without explaining how
00:31 or where, then the chancellor will lack
00:33 credibility and transparency.
00:35 Yes, taxes are high, but so is national debt.
00:38 And today, the IFS also says the government is barely
00:41 on course to meet its own targets of making debt
00:45 fall within the next five years.
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