David Lidington Quotes

We are determined to improve the economic environment by getting foreign investors in and by cutting red tape.

Instead of focusing on growing jobs and reigniting our economy, President Obama focused on growing government and tried to remake the United States into the image of the debt-laden countries of Europe. His approach has been more spending, more regulation, and higher taxes.

We will do everything to change what needs to be changed, fight against recession so that the country meets its targets, while reinforcing our country in the heart of the euro and the European Union.

Indebted countries can only grow out of their debt troubles through strong economic growth; austerity measures alone cannot work. It is imperative to engage in deep structural reform to spur growth.

Italy needed structural reforms to become more competitive.

We need to show that Europe is investing in growth and not only in rigor and austerity.

Gradual fiscal consolidation may also be stimulative in the short run.

Everyone knows the U.S. economy shouldn't be so reliant on consumption. More investments should be made.

What will growth policy have to look like in a fiscally compacted Europe? Clearly any illusion of budget stimulated growth policy will have to go away.

The government is determined to continue the process of fiscal consolidation and structural reform in order to secure sound public finances and improve the country's international competitiveness.

Government spending is being restrained, the economy is making progress and moving forward, and the pro-growth, tax cutting policies put in place have allowed businesses to grow, which has brought in additional tax revenue to help pay off the debt.

We would certainly encourage the Italian government to put forward an ambitious agenda of reform.

Poland is much more advanced than Romania in structural reforms.

America needs jobs, smaller government, less spending and a president with the courage to offer more than yet another speech.

Growth in any individual European country has to be the result of policies for growth pursued in that country consistent with budgetary discipline.

I would like to see Greece as a case study, an opportunity for Europe to strengthen its coordination of fiscal policy.

The government can't create jobs; they'll destroy jobs trying to do it. The government doesn't have any money; all they have is a printing press. We need to free markets to create jobs; if the government wants to help, they should reduce their burden on the economy.

We've seen more reform in the last year than we've seen in decades, and we haven't spent a dime yet. It's staggering how the Recovery Act is driving change.

Austerity is not part of the European treaties; democracy and the principle of popular sovereignty are.

We need the Chinese to - you know, spend more, save less - consume more and not be so focused on exports. There are big changes we need in the world.

When it comes to being a responsible steward of the economy, Congress needs to either lead by promoting a pro-growth economic agenda - or, better yet, get the heck out of the way.

We are committed to doing trade, tax reform, infrastructure. All we need is someone that wants to work with us.

We agree with Simpson and Bowles and others who have looked at this. What's necessary is to stabilize the debt and then work from there. You can't balance the budget in the short term because to do that would be to ratchet down the economy.

There is not a country on earth that could get its fiscal house in order by shrinking opportunity and depressing growth.

At the same time the Constitution sets in stone the Stability Pact and risks preventing member States from implementing a policy of growth. So we are not able to do things at the European or the national level.