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Cameron steps up economy attacks Pound being put at risk - Cameron
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The government is putting the British economy and currency at risk with its £20bn "borrowing binge", Conservative leader David Cameron has told the BBC.The government is putting the British economy and currency at risk with its £20bn "borrowing binge", Conservative leader David Cameron has told the BBC.
Mr Cameron said it was a "massive mistake" to plan a short term giveaway only to "whack up taxes later".Mr Cameron said it was a "massive mistake" to plan a short term giveaway only to "whack up taxes later".
He is expected to say in a speech later that the government's plan could make the recession worse. He said Gordon Brown's plans could make the recession worse and said he would abandon Labour's 2010 spending plans.
The prime minister says the Conservatives are isolated as most countries support a fiscal stimulus.
He has also accused Mr Cameron of leading a "do nothing" party which would not help people through the economic downturn.
The government announced a series of measures to try to boost confidence last month, including a cut in VAT from 17.5% to 15% to try to get people spending.
I think that Labour's borrowing binge is actually going to make the recovery more difficult and will delay it David CameronConservative leader
But the chancellor said VAT would go back up after a year and National Insurance contributions would have to rise by 0.5% from 2011.
Mr Cameron told the BBC: "Even though we're borrowing absolutely at the limit, to go out and borrow another £20bn and to have a short-term giveaway, and then to have to whack up taxes later - I think that is a massive mistake. "
In a speech to the London School of Economics later, Mr Cameron will step up his criticism of the government's "fiscal stimulus" plan to boost the economy.
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the government's plans would "load up taxes and load up debt for future generations".
And he warned: "I think that Labour's borrowing binge is actually going to make the recovery more difficult and will delay it."
He said the only way to stop it was to have an election to allow voters to decide on the "big choice" before them.He said the only way to stop it was to have an election to allow voters to decide on the "big choice" before them.