What they said

It’s taking time, but the British economy is healing... turning back now would be a disaster

Chancellor George Osborne

Today after two and a half years we can see, and people can feel in the country, the true scale of this Government’s economic failure

Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls

The Chancellor has stuck to his guns on deficit reduction... avoiding deeper cuts or more borrowing in order to retain international credibility

CBI Director General John Cridland