Several recent developments appear to have cast some doubt over the likelihood and size of the widely expected post-election tightening of fiscal policy. Recent opinion polls have raised the chances of a hung parliament, while the Conservatives seem to have softened their stance on spending cuts. Meanwhile, the IFS called for only a modest additional tightening.
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