mercredi 18 mars 2015
Be like the French? No way, says U.K. Treasury chief George Osborne
Posted on 20:06 by nice news
British Treasury chief George Osborne might want to skip France for his vacation this summer.
In his 2015 budget statement, delivered on Wednesday, the U.K.’s Chancellor of the Exchequer managed to squeeze in several barbs against the French, mocking the country’s economy and reviving memories of a historic Gallic military defeat at the hands of Les Anglais.
The first dig came when Osborne noted the U.K. economy grew 2.6% last year—the best rate in all the major advanced economies.
“That is 50% faster than Germany, three times faster than the eurozone—and seven times faster than France,” Osborne said.
With the persistence of a British bulldog, he chewed away at the theme in his speech.
“There are some who advise us to abandon our plan and pursue the French approach. I prefer to follow the advice the Secretary General of the OECD gave us all last month: ‘Britain has a long-term econo
In his 2015 budget statement, delivered on Wednesday, the U.K.’s Chancellor of the Exchequer managed to squeeze in several barbs against the French, mocking the country’s economy and reviving memories of a historic Gallic military defeat at the hands of Les Anglais.
The first dig came when Osborne noted the U.K. economy grew 2.6% last year—the best rate in all the major advanced economies.
“That is 50% faster than Germany, three times faster than the eurozone—and seven times faster than France,” Osborne said.
With the persistence of a British bulldog, he chewed away at the theme in his speech.
“There are some who advise us to abandon our plan and pursue the French approach. I prefer to follow the advice the Secretary General of the OECD gave us all last month: ‘Britain has a long-term econo
Be like the French? No way, says U.K. Treasury chief George Osborne
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