Winchester & Chandler's MP, Steve Brine, has praised the 2018 Budget for its record NHS investment and much-needed help for retailers in his Hampshire constituency.
Steve said the £20.5 billion NHS uplift was transformative and made special mention for a new mental health crisis service which he said would be particularly welcomed by constituents.
He also highlighted measures to help schools, motorists, defence and the environment in Philip Hammond's Statement.
Speaking after the Budget had been delivered, Steve said; "It is true that austerity is coming to an end but financial discipline certainly is not. We cannot help our businesses, put an extra £394m a week into the NHS or deliver on our promise to raise the Personal Allowance to £12,500 and Higher Rate Threshold to £50,000 one year early, without a strong and growing economy.
"That is the clear dividing line in British politics today; a Government taking a balanced approach and getting debt down or the alternative that would raise taxes to the highest level in our peacetime history and send debt soaring – taking us back to square one. That is the reality and we should be very careful before, directly or indirectly, we take the wrong path."
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