Sound public finances lay the foundations not only for economic stability but for sustainable investment in public services. We have set tough fiscal rules to promote stability and we are on track to meet these fiscal rules over the economic cycle. The Golden Rule states that over the economic cycle we will borrow only to invest and not to fund current spending; and the Sustainable Investment Rule states that net debt will be kept at a stable and prudent level over the economic cycle.

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