Peter Spencer Quotes

"But a prudent chancellor would keep some money in the bank so that he could do something about it."

"We are certainly not out of the woods yet. Growth is still well below par -- just hitting the euro-zone average -- and with consumer spending dropping and the pressure piling on exports to take up the slack, we could be in for a bumpy 2006."

"We are certainly not out of the woods yet. Growth is still well below par - just hitting the euro-zone average - and with consumer spending dropping and the pressure piling on exports to take up the slack, we could be in for a bumpy 2006."

"With the election well out of the way, the chancellor's forecasts have taken a step back towards reality."