Full text of George Osborne’s 2013 Autumn statement

Mr Speaker,

Britain’s economic plan is working.

But the job is not done.

We need to secure the economy for the long term.

And the biggest risk to that comes from those who would abandon the plan.

We seek a responsible recovery.

One where we don’t squander the gains we’ve made, but go on taking the difficult decisions.

One where we don’t repeat the mistakes of the past, but this time spot the debt bubbles before they threaten financial stability.

A responsible recovery, where we don’t pretend we can make this nation better off by writing cheques to ourselves, and instead make the hard choices.

We need a government that lives within its means, in a country that pays its way in the world.

Three and a half years ago, I set out our long term economic plan in the emergency Budget.