Cameron: Eliminate the deficit by 2018 and run a surplus by 2019

“We will be back in the black, but only if the Conservatives are back in Government.”

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Appearing on the ITV Leaders’ Debate in April 2015. David Cameron promised: “We will eliminate the deficit.”

Launching his party’s manifesto later that month, the Conservative leader reaffirmed his pledge: “There’s a balanced plan to clear the deficit. We’ll do it in the next few years… What’s more, by 2018 we’ll be running a surplus.”

From the Conservative manifesto: “In 2018-19, we are set to move into surplus.”

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