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Big cuts now would be a "profound mistake"

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Labour leadership candidate Ed Balls has warned that prioritising deficit reduction over jobs and growth could harm the economic recovery.

He told Andrew Marr that raising VAT now would be "deeply unfair" and could also affect the economy and lead to unemployment.

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